Senate Outline

The Senate
The Upper House of Congress
Intended to not be bound totally by popular opinion
Represent entire state                                     
A continuous body: never at one time is all 6 seats up for election                                                         
Term Length:   6 years                                
Term Limit:     none                                 

Originally elected by    state legislatures                                        

17 Amendment changed procedures to election by voters.

Before this amendment the Senate was nicknamed the  Millionaires club   due too the purchasing of seats.

Only one senator for each state is elected at any given election

Exceptions   Death and retirement                                     

Formal

1.  30 years old
2.  State resident
3. 9 years

Informal

1. money

Other Senators can exclude a member with a majority vote

This has been done on  3        occasions

Senators  have the power to punish their colleagues for disorderly conduct

With a  2/3                   vote the senate can expel one of its members

This has been done    15          times

14 of which were during the   Civil War