A Further Difference Between The Senate And The House Of
Representatives
The Senate named by the provincial legislators, the
Representatives by the people -Double election of the former;
single election of the latter -Term of the different offices -Peculiar functions of each House.
The Senate not only differs from the other House in the
principle which it represents, but also in the mode of its
election, in the term for which it is chosen, and in the nature
of its functions. The House of Representatives is named by the
people, the Senate by the legislators of each State; the former
is directly elected, the latter is elected by an elected body;
the term for which the representatives are chosen is only two
years, that of the senators is six. The functions of the House
of Representatives are purely legislative, and the only share it
takes in the judicial power is in the impeachment of public
officers. The Senate co-operates in the work of legislation, and
tries those political offences which the House of Representatives
submits to its decision. It also acts as the great executive
council of the nation; the treaties which are concluded by the
President must be ratified by the Senate, and the appointments he
may make must be definitely approved by the same body.
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