United States Senate

A Senate is a governing body of a legislature.

United States Senate

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 Republicans and 49 Democrats. However, both Independents, Joe Lieberman and Bernie Sanders, are more liberal than the average Senator, well as Rhode Island Republican Lincoln Chafee, so some consider the Democrats to have a slight 51-49 or 52-48 advantage.

Roman Senate

The first senate was that of the Roman Republic. The senate was the dominant force in the politics of the Roman Republic. The Roman Senate consisted of 300 senators who met in the Curia or Senate house.

The senate of the Roman Empire was similar to the senate of the Roman Republic. The senate continued to meet in the Curia, but the number of senators was increased to over a thousand by Julius Caesar. During this time the senate was essentially a figurehead subject to the orders of the emperor.