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What exactly is the position of a senator in the United States?What is this level equivalent in China?Join me in uncovering this political mystery!
First, we need to understand the Senate in the American political system. The United States is a country with a federal system and its Congress is divided into two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The U.S. Congress is held every two years, with the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Members of the House of Representatives serve the same term as Congress, and are fully re-elected every two years, while Senators serve six-year terms, and are re-elected at the end of each Congress.1 3 Seats in the House of Representatives are distributed proportionally to the population of each state, and the 1787 constitution provides for one member of the House of Representatives for every 30,000 people, and the seats for each state are determined by the results of a census every 10 years. Later, according to a law passed by Congress in 1929, the total number of members of the House of Representatives was fixed at 435, adjusted from state to state based on the results of the census every 10 years.
The number of seats in the Senate is distributed, and each state, regardless of size, has two senators, and there are now 50 states in the United StatesThere are currently 100 senators in the country. These 100 senators participate in the country's legislative affairs. In the United States, being a senator is a highly honorable political status
Senators are responsible for participating in the making of laws, ratifying important international agreements, reviewing nominees, and more. Their job functions are equivalent to those of legislators and watchdogs at the national level, and they have significant political influence.
In California, for example, the three most powerful people are the governor and two senators. The two senators are in fact the governors who represent California in determining U.S. defense foreign policy, and they are also natural successors to the governor's line.
So, what is the equivalent of a U.S. senator in China's political system?We can roughly compare it to a political leader at the national level. In China, the closest counterpart should be the level of state councilor, or senior leadership such as the chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and vice president.
However, there is a wide variation between different MPs, and their specific positions of power depend on their positions, the political environment at the time, and their personal skills.
The responsibilities and influence of the Senate Majority Leader, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Senate Minority Leader are equivalent to China's national leadership, as they have decision-making power at the national level and are directly involved in the formulation of national policies and the management of national affairs. As a result, they play an important role in international and domestic affairs.
Other important senators include the whips of the leadership of both parties in the Senate, who mainly assist the leaders in their work, such as deciding on their own party strategy, assigning committees, coordinating internal opinions, and so on.
Ordinary senators are equivalent to ordinary provincial and ministerial-level cadres in our country.
Unlike the U.S. Senate election method, China's national leaders are elected through the National People's Congress, which has better institutional advantages.
But in terms of responsibilities and status, the U.S. Senate shares similarities with China's national leadership, both of which are politically important figures at the national level.
Of course, this is only a generalization, and the actual situation also needs to take into account the differences in the political systems of the two countries. But in general, the political status of the average U.S. senator at the national level can be compared to that of a provincial and ministerial-level cadre in China.
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