| − | The [[United States]] has a senate composed of 100 members, 50 from each [[state]]. The Senate convenes in [[Washington, D.C.]]. The Senate is equally divided, with 49 [[Republican]]s and 49 [[Democrat]]s. However, both [[Independent]]s, [[Joe Lieberman]] and [[Bernie Sanders]], are more [[liberal]] than the average Senator, so some consider the [[Democrat]]s to have a slight 51-49 advantage. | + | The [[United States]] has a senate composed of 100 members, 50 from each [[state]]. The Senate convenes in [[Washington, D.C.]]. The Senate is equally divided, with 49 [[Republican]]s and 49 [[Democrat]]s. However, both [[Independent]]s, [[Joe Lieberman]] and [[Bernie Sanders]], are more [[liberal]] than the average Senator, as well as [[Rhode Island]] [[Republican]] [[Lincoln Chafee]], so some consider the [[Democrat]]s to have a slight 51-49 advantage. |