The United States Senate is the highest body of the United States Congress. The Senate is part of the federal bicameral legislature of the United States, which also includes the House of Representatives. The U.S. Constitution’s Article One gives the Senate and the House the authority to either approve or reject federal law. The Senate alone has the authority to accept or reject conventions, to try accusations of suspension presented by the house, and to either approve or decline high-level appointments made by the U.S. president. The judicial and administrative branches of government are simultaneously subject to checks and balances by the Senate and the House.
