United States Senate from Rhode Island

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The United States Senate from Rhode Island is the pair of seats in the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress representing the state of Rhode Island at the federal level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Senate delegation
federal legislative representation
basedOn equal representation of states
chamber United States Senate NERFINISHED
cityOfSessions Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
classDistribution Class I and Class II Senate seats
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
country United States of America
createdBy Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED
currentNumberOfMajorPartiesRepresented 2
electionMethod popular vote
electionSystem statewide at-large elections
electorate registered voters of Rhode Island
federalLevel true
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States federal government
hasPower advice and consent on presidential appointments
advice and consent on treaties
participation in federal lawmaking
trial of impeachments
hasRole confirmation of cabinet officials
confirmation of federal judges
oversight of the federal executive branch
ratification of international treaties
representation of Rhode Island in federal legislation
isApportionedByPopulation false
isContinuousBody true
jurisdiction federal matters under U.S. Constitution
languageOfProceedings English
locationOfSessions United States Capitol NERFINISHED
minimumAgeForOfficeYears 30
minimumCitizenshipYears 9
numberOfConstituentsApproximate population of Rhode Island
numberOfSeats 2
numberOfSenateClassesRepresented 2
numberOfVotesInSenate 2
partOf United States Congress
represents State of Rhode Island NERFINISHED
representsPopulation residents of Rhode Island
residencyRequirement must be an inhabitant of Rhode Island when elected
staggeredElections approximately every two years for one seat or the other
state Rhode Island
termLengthYears 6
typeOfConstituency statewide constituency
votingMembers 2
votingRights full voting rights in the U.S. Senate
votingSystem first-past-the-post
votingUnit each senator has one vote

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Nelson W. Aldrich officeContested United States Senate from Rhode Island