constitution help?

Question

can somebody put this in easier terms;


No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been
nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of
that state for which he shall be chosen.
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote,
unless they be equally divided.
The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of
the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the United States.;


Thanks

Answer 1

A Senator must be 30 years old, have been a citizen of the US for 9 years, and be a resident in the state that elected them.

the Vice President is the president or presiding officer of the senate, but has no vote unless there is a tie. The senate gets to choose any other officers in the senate, including the President pro tempore who acts as the presiding officer if the Vice president is not present or is acting as president of the United States. As a senator, they may vote.

For the record, I think it's great that you're trying to understand the US constitution. I'll answer any question like this that I see.

Answer 2

To run for Senate of the US, you must be at least 30 years old, a US citizen for at least the previous 9 years, and you must live in the state you want to represent at the time of the election.

The Vice President is the president of the senate (but what the president of the senate does is not specified.) The VP has no vote except to break a tie (there are an even number of senators.

For all other officers of the senate (secretary, treasurer, etc.), the senators get to choose them themselves. One of those officers must be the "President Pro Tempore." The President Pro Tempore acts as the President (whatever that means) of the Senate when the Vice president is not available (the president is dead or otherwise unavailable so the VP is acting as president, or the VP is out of town, or whatever).

Answer 3

Requirements for holding office:

1) Senators must be at least 30 years old
2) Senators must be citizens of the US for at least 9 years
3) Senators must live in the state they seek to represent

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The Vice President will call the Senate meetings to order and adjurn them, as well as do other officiating duties as the President of the Senate.

The Vice President is not allowed to vote - unless there is a dead-even split in the Senate (house of equal representation)

The senate shall elect their own President Pro Tem (in the event that the Vicepresident is absent, this person fills in), and other officers of the chamber - Treasurer, Secretary, etc.

If the Vice president becomes the President, this leaves a vacancy in the vice presidency. In this event, the "President Pro Tem", elected by the Senators, takes over as President of the senate.

Answer 4

In addition to the other's that have already answered, here's a couple of sites that explain the Senate and this aspect of the constitution in plain language

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774837.html

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html

Answer 5

What part of those simple statements is so hard to understand? I cry for our failed educational system......

Answer 6

What is so complicated about that?