സെനറ്റ് (അമേരിക്കൻ ഐക്യനാടുകൾ)

അമേരിക്കൻ ഐക്യനാടുകളുടെ നിയമ നിർമ്മാണ സഭയായ കോൺഗ്രസ്‌സിലെ ഉപരിസഭയാണ് **സെനറ്റ്**. മൊത്തം 100 സീറ്റുകൾ ഉള്ള സെനറ്റിൽ നിലവിൽ റിപ്പബ്ലിക്കൻ പാർട്ടിക്ക് 53ഉം ഡെമോക്രാറ്റിക്‌ പാർട്ടിക്ക് 45ഉം സ്വതന്ത്രർക്ക് 2ഉം വീതം അംഗങ്ങൾ ആണ് ഉള്ളത്.

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## References

## Bibliography

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* Barone, Michael, and Grant Ujifusa, *The Almanac of American Politics 1976: The Senators, the Representatives and the Governors: Their Records and Election Results, Their States and Districts* (1975); new edition every 2 years
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### Official Senate histories
* *[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]], 1774–1989*
The following are published by the Senate Historical Office.
* Robert Byrd. *The Senate, 1789–1989*. Four volumes.
** Vol. I, a chronological series of addresses on the history of the Senate
** Vol. II, a topical series of addresses on various aspects of the Senate's operation and powers
** Vol. III, Classic Speeches, 1830–1993
** Vol. IV, Historical Statistics, 1789–1992
* Dole, Bob. *Historical Almanac of the United States Senate*
* Hatfield, Mark O., with the Senate Historical Office. *Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789–1993* (essays reprinted online)
* Frumin, Alan S. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080606033250/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/riddick/index.html Riddick's Senate Procedure]*. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1992.

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