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United States Senate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4783 words) |
 | The Senate of the United States of America is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. |
| Senators serve for six-year terms that are staggered so elections are held for approximately one-third of the seats (a "class") every second year. |
| The Senate meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Like the House of Representatives, the Senate meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. At one end of the Chamber of the Senate is a dais from which the Presiding Officer (the Vice President or the President pro Tempore) presides. |
| Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (590 words) |
| The Senate Majority and Minority Leaders (also called Floor Leaders) are two United States Senators who are elected by the party conferences that hold the majority and the minority respectively. |
| The Majority leader customarily serves as the chief representative and "face" of his or her party in Senate, and sometimes even in all of Congress if the House of Representatives and thus office of Speaker of the House is controlled by the opposition party. |
| Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives |
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