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To: Condor who wrote (2334)	11/5/2002 9:20:03 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 6901

Senators serve six year terms, the House serves two year terms. President serves four. Senators may be elected during Presidential elections or midterm elections (they alternate since there are only two Senators per state). Members of the House stand for election during every Presidential election and during every midterm election. Presidential veto overriden with a super majority (two thirds).

To: Condor who wrote (2334)	11/5/2002 9:22:03 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 6901

How is a presidential veto overridden? By a two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress. You say: The 1/3 of the Senate seats that are up for re-election....why 1/3.....the elections every 6 years are not synchronized for all seats?? Nope, the Senate seats are staggered so that only one-third of them are up for reelection at each election year (every other year is an election year). Every Congressional seat is up for reelection every election year, but as I explained, it's been arranged that 98% of them have safe seats. So most of the time you vote for your congressman and one of your senators (each state gets two senators; congressmen are allotted by population so the number varies per state). Congressmen have a small district and are usually judged on local issues; Senators deal with interactions between the state and the Federal government (translation: did they bring home the bacon?). Here'a a page that explains how bills become law in a little more detail, including congressional and conference committees: usgovinfo.about.com