1. How long is the term of a U.S. Senator?
A senator's term of office is six years and approximately one-third of the total membership of the Senate is elected every two years.
2. Who originally was given the responsibility of selecting U.S. Senators?
On March 4, 1789, the first group of elected senators reported for duty. From 1789 to 1913, when the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, senators were elected by state legislatures. Beginning with the 1914 general election, all U.S. senators have been chosen by direct popular election.
3. At least one third of U.S. Senators are up for election every years. True
4. How old does a person have to be to qualified to become a U.S. Senator? Thirty years of age
5. For how long does a person have to be a citizen to be to qualified to become a U.S. Senator? B. Who serves as the President of the Senate?
Nine years. The Vice President of the United States serves as the POTS
7. What is the only circumstance in which the President of the Senate is allowed to vote?
The Vice President of the United States presides over the Senate and may cast the decisive vote in the event of a tie in the Senate and also
B. What is the President Pro Tempore of the Senate?
The Constitution requires the Senate to elect a president pro tempore to serve as presiding officer in the absence of the vice president. The president pro tempore is authorized to preside over the Senate, sign legislation, and issue the oath of office to new senators.
9. Which portion of Congress has the power to bring an accusation during an impeachment?
The House of Representatives "shall have the sole Power of Impeachment" (Article I, section 2) and "the Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments.