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The minimum voting age in the United States is 18 years old, based on the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The United States Congress is made up of two houses: an upper house, called the Senate, which has 100 members and a lower house called the House of Representatives, which has 435 members.

Each state has two Senators and a varying number of Representatives, based on the state's population. Senators are elected by registered voters in statewide races, whereas Representatives are elected only by the registered voters in a specific district within the state.

Prior to the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, Senators were not directly elected by voters. The Constitution originally mandated that state legislatures voted for U.S. Senators.

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