The U.S. Senate
David Swift
Qualifications
*Must be a U.S. citizen for atleast nine years when elected for the senate.
*Must be atleast 30 years of age.
*Must be a resident of the state that the senator represents.
Terms of office, Privlages and benefits
*The Terms for the U.S. senate last for 6 years.
*The current salarie for the U.S. senate is about $174,000 per year.
*The elections for senate are held every November of even-number years.
*If a senator dies, the legislature may authorize the governer to appoint someone to fill there place until the next election.
*The senate can not give their self a raise.
*Every two years a third of the senators run for relections.
*The senate and the house both may judge memebers, qualifications and decide whether to seat them.