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There are 2 chambers of the U.S. Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the House of Representatives, participation is based on population (there are 435 representatives) but in the Senate population doesn't matter there are 2 senators per state (so there are 100).
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Due to its low population, North Dakota has one Representative in the House of Representatives in the US Congress.
South Dakota only has one US representative in Congress because there are only about 800,000 people in South Dakota. Each US state has one US Representative, then the rest are determined by population. The total number of voting representatives allowed by law is 435.
The single US Representative from Alaska for the 113th Congress (2013-2014) is Don Young (R).
Representative of Colorado
The state's population increases.
The District of Columbia has no Representatives or Senators in the US Congress.
A representative to the US Congress (either to the House of Representatives or the Senate) has no restriction on the number of times they can be elected.
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California has 53 US representatives in the congress
- The Senate - The house of Representative
California has 53 US Representatives in the US Congress.
Pennsylvania has 19 representatives in the US House of Representatives.
The state population decreases
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Montana has only one seat in the US House of Representatives. For the 113th Congress (2013-2014), the representative is Steve Daines (R).
There is only 1 member of the US House of Representatives from Wyoming. For the 113th Congress (2013-2014), the representative is Cynthia Lummis (R).
The number of representatives is based on population and size, so for every 600,000 people they get one representative in congress.
For the 114th Congress (2015-2016), the single representative in the House of Representatives for Vermont is Peter Welch (D).
There is no maximum age for a US representative. As long as a person is over 25 years old, they can keep their seat in Congress for as long as they are elected.
South Dakota has 1 member in the US House of Representatives. For the 113th Congress (2013-2014), the representative is Kristi Noem (R).
North Dakota has 1 seat in the US House of Representatives. For the 113th Congress (2013-2014), the representative is Kevin Cramer (R).
The Congress of the United States is part of the USA's republic checks and balances system. Congress is composed of the House of Representatives which is based on a States' population. This body therefore is a solid part of the Republic and is a true representative part of Congress. The US Senate stipulates that each State elects two senators to the Senate. Regardless of a State's population. This was built into the Constitution to prevent a majority body such as the House from passing legislation that can damage less populous States. In its totality, Congress is the most progressive way to have the voice of the people heard.
There are 435 members of the House. The number from each state varies by population.
Wisconsin has 8 representative and 2 senators in the US Congress.
Each state has its number of representative in congress adjusted according to changes in population.
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