The number of the members in the senate is 9. So that if they have to vote, it will always be 5 to 4. Not 5 to 5. So that one party overrules. :] Hope that helped.
A state's number of representatives in the US House of Representatives is determined by its population.
The number of electors is determined by the state's number of members in the House plus the number of members in the Senate.
the number varies according to the state.
Florida has a 40 member Senate and a 120 member House.
The Constitution says that the Senate be composed of two Senators from each State (therefore, the Senate currently has 100 Members).
The Senate
based on a state's population <3
based on a state's population <3
Majority Party!
A member of the Senate has a term of six years.
It is determined by the number of representatives the state has plus two senate members.
The Great Compromise by Henry Clay made to satisfy both the small states (who wanted a set number of votes per state as in the Senate) and the large states (who wanted the number of votes to be determined by size, as in the House of Rep.).