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Yes. Both the house of representatives and the senate of the USA have grown in membership since 1887.
The house of Representatives. There are 435 total. The senate has two representatives from each state.
what are rhe mojor differences between membership in the senate and membership in the house
It is called a Quorum.
the congress
The House of Representative numbers are chosen by the population of the state. Each state gets one representative in the house for every 40,000 inhabitants of their own state. The Senate numbers aren't based on population. Every state gets 2 representatives in the senate.
The Speaker of the House is elected by the House from among its membership. Oddly enough , the majority party always wins. The vice-president is also the President of the Senate. He can only vote in the case of a tie.
Both the House of Representative and the Senate represent the people.
Membership in the US Senate is based on a winning amount of votes over your competitors in a state Senate election.Only two Senators represent each state in the Senate.
Membership in the US Senate is based on a winning amount of votes over your competitors in a state Senate election.Only two Senators represent each state in the Senate.
The membership of the U.S. House of Representatives is determined by the population numbers of the House Districts.
The senate is also called the upper house.