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Section 1

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Informal Qualifications

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needing a lot of money to run

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Rules and Traditions

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gives the senate special power that's very different from the house

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Senate Leadership

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is less powerful than the house

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Constitutional Positions

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Vive pres is the leader of the senate

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Formal Qualifications

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experienced, knowledgeable politicians

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Election of Senators

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power given to the state leg.

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Committee Chairs

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Hold considerable power

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Types of Senate Committees

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16 standing, many dozens of subcommittees, and select and special committees

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Party Leaders

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People who guide the work of the majority and minority parties

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Committees in the Senate

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they review and refine bills that will become the laws of the nation

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Senate Committee Power

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gets to vote and debate on treaties and laws on if they will happen or not

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The Senate and It's Membership

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The upper house

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Membership in Committees

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can serve no more than 3 committees and 5 subcommittees

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The Filibuster

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occurs when opponents of a measure take the floor of the senate and refuse to stop talking in an effort to prevent the measure coming up for a vote

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Filling Vacancies

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gov of dead senators state appoints a replacement

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Discipline in the Senate

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Expulsion requires 2/3rds majority vote

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