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Why does some states have representatives than others?

It depends on the number of people in the state. If there are more people, there will be more representatives.


What if New York had more members than Rhode Island in both the senate and house of representatives?

Every state has 2 senators so no state will have more. Representatives are based on population and the states are divided into districts from which a representative is chosen. Some states do have more representatives than others.


How are the members of congress allocated to the states?

Each state has two Senators in the US Senate. In addition, each state has a number of Representatives in the House of Representatives based on the state's population. Each state will have at least two Senators and one Representative. No state can have more than two Senators, but some can have more than 40 Representatives.


Why do some states have more representetives than others?

If your question is referring to the House of Representatives, then it is because the House's representatives are determined by population of a state.


Why do some states have more Representitives than other ststaes?

The number of representatives in a state is based on its population.


Which state has more representatives than any other state?

California.California = 53


Why are there more members of the house of representatives than the states?

the house of representatives was based on the population of the state and the senate was 2 representatives per state no matter the population.


What has more representatives than any other state?

California


Why do some states have more representatives than other states in the us?

The number of representives of a state is based on the states population. The higher the population the more reps the state gets. A smaller populated state would therefore have less reps then a state with a higher population.


What is the number of representatives from each state based on How many representatives are there in the house?

Each state may have at least one representative. California is the state with the most representatives with 53. Law states that there will be no more than 435 representatives in the house.


Why more representatives than senators to congress?

Every state has 2 senators. Representatives are determined by population. There is no limit on representatives. Therefore, more populated states give more reps (like 23 or 5), which easilly adds more. Even if some states only give 1.


Why do senators serve longer terms than representatives?

there are more representatives than there are senators. senators=100 (2 per state) representatives=435 (depends on census count)