Abstract
The United States Senate has largely been ignored in legal literature. No pieces have provided a systematic analysis of the Senate’s place and function in the constitutional scheme. The Senate plays a critical role both in constitutional interpretation and societal value pronouncement. In considering the Senate’s role in these areas, this essay considers four constitutional processes: legislation, impeachment, appointment and amendment. In considering the Senate’s role in these four processes, this essay will also reveal the special policy functions it was intended to perform.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1111 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Yale Law Journal |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1988 |