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distinguished by their office because there are only 100 of them while there are
435 congressmen. A seat in the Senate has a high publicity value which can be
used for good or ill purposes.


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                                  How to write a will

Full legal name:
Do not use any nicknames or abbreviations. The name must be your legal name,
not your social name.

Social Security Number:
Although not mandatory, a social security number will help to positively identify
the document as your Last Will and Testament.

City where you reside:

State where you reside:

Marital Status:

Spouse Name:
Enter your spouse's full legal name. Do not use nicknames or your spouse's so-
cial name. For example, use "Mary B. Doe" not "Mrs. John Doe".

Do you have any children?

Do you want to give specific items of your property or specific amounts of
cash to any individual or organization?
You may give specific gifts, also called "specific bequests," of personal property,
real property, and specific amounts of cash to people or organizations.

How many persons or organizations do you want to receive your residuary
estate?
Your residuary estate is all the property left in your estate after you've made any
specific gifts. You must name a residuary beneficiary for your estate.

Name of the person or organization you want to receive the residuary es-
tate:
It is helpful to precede the name of a residuary beneficiary with a brief descrip-
tion of your relationship. [Example: my friend, Jack Smith]
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