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The Senate: An Overview (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Oct. 20, 2008
Report Number RS22972
Report Type Report
Authors Walter Oleszek, Government and Finance Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Decisions made at the Constitutional Convention about the Senate still shape its organization and operation today. Several of these features merit discussion, because they highlight important and enduring characteristics of the Senate. These aspects include constituency, size, term of office, and special prerogatives. In addition, this report identifies a major constitutional change that the Founding Fathers could not foresee: the direct election of Senators.