U.S. Senate

• Every state elects two U.S. Senators that make up the 100 ​members in the Senate. These senators are elected to serve ​six-year terms and are a part of the Legislative branch of ​government.

• Senators constitutional powers include: proposing ​legislation, drafting or amending bills, filibuster(delay or ​block legislation via prolonged debate), oversight of the ​federal budget, and the executive branch by approving or ​rejecting presidential appointees for agencies.

• The Senate approves treaties with foreign nations that were ​negotiated by the Executive branch. The Senate also has the ​power to convict an executive or judicial official with a two-​thirds vote in an impeachment trial.