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Upper Chamber?

The U.S. Does not have an upper and lower chamber. This is something you learn in any high school government class. The House of Representatives and the Senate are equal. I do not deny that there is more prestige in the Senate - none the less, the Senate is not the upper chamber, and the House is not the lower. Can we change this or cite that formally? Anyone who knows anything knows that's wrong.

I disagree. They are equal technically speaking but the Senate can be regarded as the "Upper Chamber" and the House as the "Lower Chamber." The Senate is certainly "Upper" in the sense that there are less members, each member represents a state in its entirety versus a portion of a state, the minimum age to become a Senator is 30 versus 25 for the House, the Senate has advice and consent powers that the House does not have, etc.--Tpkatsa (talk) 18:09, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Any evidence Senate has 100 members instead of 101?

Hear me out, please -- the U.S. has 100 senators, that's rather obvious and well-sourced. But is there any evidence that the Senate actually has 100 members?

Since the Vice President is part of the Senate I wonder if the number in the seating diagram should be actually 101. 222.154.237.170 (talk) 20:09, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Senate has 100 members, two for each state in the United States. The Vice President is not member, even though the Vice President may be called upon to break a tie vote or sit for ceremonial purposes.--Tpkatsa (talk) 18:11, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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In the third paragraph of the intro portion, there is a missing comma (",") here: "federal judges (including Federal Supreme Court justices) flag officers", between "justices)" and "flag officers".

Similarly, the oxford comma is missing in this same sentence in this same paragraph here: "other federal executive officials and federal uniformed officers.", between "executive officials" and "federal uniformed".

Please add these two commas, thank you! Snpalavan (talk) 15:11, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:15, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Add after 51 Majority line in intro box “60 for Fillibuster-proof majority” and hyperlink to filibuster 207.153.22.11 (talk) 05:18, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: - As the filibuster is a matter of Senate rules, rather than an inherent feature of the Senate from the Constitution, combined with the fact that the filibuster only applies to certain types of Senate business, I don't think this belongs in the infobox. PianoDan (talk) 23:00, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A republic, not a democracy

"Though this was an intentional part of the Connecticut Compromise, critics have described the fact that representation in the Senate is not proportional to the population as "anti-democratic" and "minority rule".

The United States is a republic, not a democracy. The Senate is not and was never intended to be a democratic body (like the House). Even with the direct election of senators, the Senate does not represent the people per se; senators represent sovereign states, and there is a difference between the two types of representation. --Tpkatsa (talk) 18:18, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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 [[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp --> - As the filibuster is a matter of Senate rules, rather than an inherent feature of the Senate from the Constitution, combined with the fact that the filibuster only applies to certain types of Senate business, I don't think this belongs in the infobox. [[User:PianoDan|PianoDan]] ([[User talk:PianoDan|talk]]) 23:00, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
+== A republic, not a democracy ==
+''"Though this was an intentional part of the Connecticut Compromise, critics have described the fact that representation in the Senate is not proportional to the population as "anti-democratic" and "minority rule".''
+The United States is a republic, not a democracy. The Senate is not and was never intended to be a democratic body (like the House). Even with the direct election of senators, the Senate does not represent the ''people'' per se; senators represent sovereign ''states'', and there is a difference between the two types of representation. --[[User:Tpkatsa|Tpkatsa]] ([[User talk:Tpkatsa|talk]]) 18:18, 12 July 2022 (UTC)