The Commission was created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Since some of the SEC's functions are quasi-judicial, SEC decisions can be reviewed by the United States Court of Appeals. Selective Service System - independent federal agency in the executive branch. Senate - one of the two houses of the Congress, created in Article I, Section 1 of the US Constitution. The Senate has 100 members, called Senators, who serve for 6-year terms.
Every state has two Senators.
Senators were originally elected by state legislatures, but the Seventeenth Amendment to the US Constitution, adopted in 1913, changed the system so that Senators would be elected by the people. The Senate majority leader schedules floor actions on bills, and helps guide the majority party's legislative program through the Senate. Senate minority leader - the head of the minority party in the Senate. The minority leader represents the interests of the minority party senators by meeting with the majority leader to schedule bills and rules for floor action. Separation of church and state - idea that the government and religion should be separate, and not interfere in each other's affairs.