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U.S. Constitution [r]: The document defining the fundamental purpose and structure of the United States government; it became effective in 1789. ^[e]
- Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution [r]: Add brief definition or description
U.S. Congress [r]: The legislature of the United States federal government, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. ^[e]
Upper house [r]: One of two chambers of a bicameral legislature. ^[e]

Vice-President of the United States of America [r]: A U.S. official who runs for election as an adjunct to the President, who presides over the Senate, and who would assume the Presidency in case of a vacancy in that office, ^[e]

Senate Armed Services Committee [r]: U.S. Senate committee responsible for the military ^[e]
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs [r]: Add brief definition or description
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations [r]: U.S. Senate committee responsible for foreign policy, oversight of foreign policy agencies, and diplomatic nominations and treaties ^[e]
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions [r]: Add brief definition or description
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs [r]: Committee of the U.S. Senate that received Homeland Security responsibility in 2005, and has long been responsible for a wide range of government administrative functions; formerly the Committee on Government Organization ^[e]
U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary [r]: Committee of the U.S. Senate with jurisdiction over the Judicial Branch and law enforcement in the Executive Branch; approval of Presidential judicial nominations begins here ^[e]
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence [r]: Add brief definition or description