Did You Know?

Senators can serve for six years!

Who Can Be a Senator?

To be a senator, you must be 30.

What Do Senators Talk About?

They talk about laws that help us.

What senator Does

Senators make new laws.

They help fix old laws.

Senators meet with people.

They work in a big group.

Senators help their state.

They vote on big ideas.

More About senator

Senators have been around for a long time. They help make rules for our country. Each state has two senators. They work in a big place called the Capitol.

Senators help us every day. They listen to what we want. They try to make our lives better. They help keep our rights safe.

In the future, senators will keep helping us. They will work on new laws. They will listen to new ideas from kids and grown-ups.

How Topics Connect

graph TD A["Senate Definition"] --> B["Deliberative Assembly"] B --> C["Upper House of Legislature"] A --> D["Origin: Ancient Roman Senate"] D --> E["Assembly of Senior Members"] E --> F["Considered Wiser and More Experienced"] D --> G["Not a Predecessor of Modern Parliamentarism"]

What Do These Words Mean?

deliberative assembly:A group that discusses and makes decisions together.
bicameral legislature:A law-making body with two separate parts or houses.
ancient Roman Senate:A historical group of leaders in ancient Rome who made important decisions.
de jure:By law or according to legal rules.
legislative body:A group that has the power to make laws.