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☆☆☆☆☆Senators and Representatives work for the U.S. Congress and the people who elect them.
100 senators
The number of members of the US House of Representatives is based on the population of each state. Since California has a larger population than Wyoming, California also had more house members than Wyoming.
A representative wants to be reelected and wants to properly represent what his/her constituents want, and lobbying helps to show the representative what the voters want. By calling and sending in letters, voters can show their representatives that a certain policy has a lot of support or disapproval, and then the representative is more likely to vote in a way that represents their interests.
An executive order
The number of house seats per state.
To influence public policy.
working for the election of sympathetic public officials
People say that the Vice President is "only a heartbeat away" from the presidency because the vice president is first in the order of succession. If the President's heart should stop beating, the Vice President takes over the office.
If the president dies or otherwise become incapacitated, the vice-president becomes president.
Checks and Balances
The British Parliament
Political action committee
It goes to Committee.
