United States Senate from Alabama
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The United States Senate seat from Alabama is one of two positions representing the state in the U.S. Senate, historically influential in national politics and often closely watched during elections.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Senate delegation
ⓘ
federal legislative representation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coequalWith | United States Senate from other states ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentPartyRepresentation | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionsOftenCharacterizedAs | closely watched ⓘ |
| electionType | statewide election ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters of Alabama ⓘ |
| governingDocument | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectionCycle | even-numbered years ⓘ |
| hasPart |
United States Senate seat representing Alabama Class 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate seat representing Alabama Class 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVotingPower | full voting rights in the United States Senate ⓘ |
| historicallyHeldBy |
Democratic Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | influential in national politics ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyOf | Alabama at the federal level ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFormerSenator |
Howell Heflin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugo Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Sessions NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremiah Denton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sparkman NERFINISHED ⓘ Lister Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Shelby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCurrentOfficeHolders | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeats | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfVotesInSenate | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOfGovernment | federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
advice and consent on federal appointments
ⓘ
participation in impeachment trials ⓘ ratification of treaties ⓘ representation of Alabama in federal legislation ⓘ |
| seatAllocationPrinciple | equal representation of states ⓘ |
| seatClass |
Class 2
ⓘ
Class 3 ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | popular vote ⓘ |
| startTime | 1819 ⓘ |
| startTimeQualifier | admission of Alabama as a state ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | no higher legislative body within the United States federal system ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years per seat ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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