United States Senate Election, Expulsion, and Censure Cases, 1793-1990
Author: first_name: Anne M.
last_name: Butler
first_name: Wendy
last_name: Wolff
Language: English
Year: 1995

Article I, section 5, of the United States Constitution gives each house of Congress power to judge the elections, returns, and qualifications of its members, and to punish members for "disorderly behavior." Between 1793 and 1990, more than 200 senators faced challenges to their credentials based on their qualifications for office and alleged irregularities in their elections; or discipline for offenses ranging from public corruption, to giving aid and comfort to the Confederacy, to bringing dis