United States Senate seat from Pennsylvania
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The United States Senate seat from Pennsylvania is one of the state's two positions in the U.S. Senate, representing Pennsylvania's interests at the federal legislative level.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Senate from Pennsylvania | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Senate seat
ⓘ
federal legislative office ⓘ |
| belongsToBicameralBody | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeFilledBy |
special election
ⓘ
temporary appointment (subject to state law) ⓘ |
| citizenshipRequirement | at least 9 years a U.S. citizen ⓘ |
| classSystem | Senate classes ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle | Article I of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationDate | 1789 ⓘ |
| electionCycle | staggered six-year terms ⓘ |
| electorate | voters of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| federalLevel | legislative branch ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChamber | upper house of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasClass |
Class 1
ⓘ
Class 3 ⓘ |
| hasEthicsRegulation | subject to U.S. Senate ethics rules ⓘ |
| hasOathRequirement | oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States ⓘ |
| impeachmentRole | power to try impeachments ⓘ |
| isOneOf | two United States Senate seats allocated to Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | United States Senate ⓘ |
| legislativePower | power to introduce and vote on federal legislation ⓘ |
| minimumAgeRequirement | 30 years ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsForState | 2 ⓘ |
| officeLocation | United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | elected office ⓘ |
| oversightRole |
advice and consent on presidential nominations
ⓘ
advice and consent on treaties ⓘ |
| partOf |
Congress of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania congressional delegation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residencyRequirement | inhabitant of Pennsylvania at time of election ⓘ |
| salaryDeterminedBy | federal law ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | direct election ⓘ |
| selectionMethodChangedBy | Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| votingPower | one vote in the United States Senate ⓘ |
| votingSystem | popular vote ⓘ |
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United States Senate from Pennsylvania