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The position of '''President of the Senate''' is filled by the [[Vice President of the United States]]. The Vice President only votes in the case of a tie. The Senate's current Majority Leader is [[Republican]] [[Mitch McConnell]] and the Minority Leader is the [[Democrat]] [[Harry Reid]].<ref>http://senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/a_three_sections_with_teasers/leadership.htm</ref>
The position of '''President of the Senate''' is filled by the [[Vice President of the United States]]. The Vice President only votes in the case of a tie. The Senate's current Majority Leader is [[Republican]] [[Mitch McConnell]] and the Minority Leader is the [[Democrat]] [[Harry Reid]].<ref>http://senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/a_three_sections_with_teasers/leadership.htm</ref>
Since all 50 states are represented equally in the Senate, because of the [[federalist]] principles in the Constitution, it is likely that conservatives will continue to have relatively strong influence in the Senate even if future demographic shifts favor leftist Democrats.<ref>Kurtz, Howard (October 12, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/change-the-rules-why-the-left-is-slamming-the-senate-and-electoral-college Change the rules? Why the Left is slamming the Senate and Electoral College]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 12, 2018.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 18, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/29571-post-demographic-shift-really-be-bad-for-democracy Would Demographic Shift Really Be Bad For “Democracy”?] ''The New American''. Retrieved October 12, 2018.</ref>
==Powers of Senate==
==Powers of Senate==