Senate

Provide the answer as addressed by the Constitution. If possible, include the Article and section of the Constitution where the information can be found.

1) Who has the sole power to try impeachment cases? If the President is being impeached, who presides over the trial? 2) How often are elections held for the Senate? Are all Senators up for reelection at the same time? Explain. 3) What are the minimum qualifications necessary to become a member of the Senate? 4) Who is the President of the Senate? What primary duty does (s)he have? 5) What does it take to override a presidential veto?


 * 1) The Senate has the sole power to try all Impeachments. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the Impeachment if it is for the President, and can only be convicted with a 2/3rd's majority of the Senate. (Article 1, Section 3, Paragraphs 6-7)
 * 2) The elections for The Senate take place every six years. However, they are all not up for election at once. There is 3 cycles of re-election, every 2 years. After 6 years, the entire senate election process cycles back to the beginning, so at any point of time, only 33 of the 100 senate members are up for re-election. (Article 1, Section 3, Paragraph 2)
 * 3) A Senator must be at least 30 years of age. He or she must have been a citizen for 9 years. Also, he or she must be an inhabitant of the state for which he or she has been elected. (Article 1, Section 3, Paragraph 3)
 * 4) The Vice President is the President of the Senate, and has the deciding vote when the vote is split in half. (Article 1, Section 3. Paragraph 4)
 * 5) In order to overtake a Presidential Veto, There should be a 2/3rd's majority in both the House and the Senate voting against the veto. (Article 1, Section 7, Paragraph 4)