The Senate / Janet Anderson.
Material type: TextSeries: The U.S. government : how it worksPublication details: New York : Chelsea House, c2007.Description: 104 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cmISBN:- 0791092917 (hardcover)
- 9780791092910 (hardcover)
- JK1276 .A25 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98) and index.
A new nation and a new government -- Equal representation for all -- The Senate organizes itself -- Joint powers: impeachment -- Who may be a senator? -- What does a senator do? -- Constituent services -- Senate officers and staff -- How a bill becomes a law -- Past and present.
Highlights the responsibilities of the U.S. Senate, including the making of laws to govern the United States in partnership with the House of Representatives and the unique authority to provide advice and consent to the president.