They will also be elected along with the President in America on 5th November! know everything

New Delhi: At present in the United States, the entire world's attention is on who will be elected President in the elections to be held on November 5. However, people in America don't just vote for the president. On this day, apart from the President, American voters will also elect members of the US Congress. These members play an important role in passing bills and laws in the United States.

The American Parliament is called Congress. Like there are two houses in India. For example, the lower house of India i.e. Lok Sabha is the House of Representatives. Where elections will be held on all 435 seats. The Upper House of India i.e. Rajya Sabha is called Senate. It has 100 members, but elections are held only for one-third. Let us know what is the importance of these two houses in America, who has what powers and why elections are not held simultaneously for all the 100 seats of the Senate like the House of Representatives.

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changes in the us constitution

This time elections will be held for 34 seats of the Senate. Its background is a change in the American Constitution. Senators serve a two-year term, but about a third retire after two years. The new senators will take charge of these retired people. Therefore, these vacancies are voted on in every national election. The terms of a state's senators are set so that they do not retire at the same time. That's why the Senate is never dissolved.

Who will be elected President in the elections to be held on November 5?

Republican Party has majority in the House

Currently the Republican Party has the majority in the House of Representatives. However, by the narrowest margins in the history of the House of Representatives, Republicans hold 220, Democrats hold 212, with three seats currently vacant. One will have to suffer the consequences of such a small difference. If even five Republicans defect from a vote, they lose their majority.

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Know the powers of the Senate

The Senate has decision-making powers. Because the Vice President of the country is the President of the Senate. This office is currently held by Vice President Kamala Harris. Another thing is that the Vice President presides over the Parliament but does not take part in any debate. The Vice President can vote only in the event of a tie in the Senate. In this situation it is a tie vote, i.e. the side he supports is considered final.

Let us tell you that the President's decisions must go through the House of Representatives, which shows how powerful this part of the House of Representatives is. If the President takes a decision which is not accepted by the Senate, that decision is postponed. To ratify a treaty, the consent of two-thirds of the senators is required.