U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 3
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legal document section
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Seventeenth Amendment (direct election of Senators)
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U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 3
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1788
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composition of the Senate
Senate chooses a President pro tempore Senate chooses its other officers each state has two Senators qualifications for Senators term length for Senators method of selection for Senators (originally by state legislatures) Chief Justice presides over presidential impeachment trials Senate divided into three classes Senate has sole power to try impeachments Vice President is President of the Senate Vice President votes only to break ties conviction in impeachment requires two-thirds majority |
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