Seniority in the United States Senate

In the media of the United States of America U.S. senators are commonly called " Senior Senator " and " Junior Senator " means. Each of the 50 states of the United States sends two senators in the federal Senate to Washington DC The service older of the two senators called junior senator senior senator, the service Younger. If both senators are elected at the same time, which only happens in exceptional cases (eg when an unscheduled election due to the resignation of a senator ), who first Sworn Senior Senator. Basically, the law sees no difference in the powers and rights of senators before, but vacate the internal rules of the Senate more senior senators more power, where a " junior senator " from a State may have greater seniority as a " senior Senator " from a other. However, it is more beneficial, the majority party to belong than to be a senior senator.

  • Senate of the United States
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