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Because they represent the entire state and not just a district. Plus each state only has two.

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Texas became better known as the what rather than the republic of Texas?

Texas became better known as the "REGION", rather than the republic of Texas.


How many electoral votes did Louisiana have?

The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 6 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana. Therefore, Louisiana has 8 electoral votes.


Do Roman senators have slaves?

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Who would have been happier with their representation in the senate small states or large states and why?

The physical size of states, small or large, was irrelevant.The size of their populations, however, determined their representation in the lower house of Congress. So states with larger populations are better represented in the House, where the number of representatives is apportioned by population, than in the Senate where each state is represented equally by two Senators.


Why those the Senate can function effectively with a far more informal atmosphere than the House of Representatives?

Because the Senate is smaller than the House of Representatives

Related Questions

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)


How many representatives are there than senators?

335


Why do senators have more success that representatives?

they have more succes than representatives because they do


Is there more senators than rep in congress?

The U.S. Congress includes 100 senators in the U.S. Senate and 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives.


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.


What is the combined numbers of senators and representatives in congress?

There are 2 senators from each state and the number of representatives varies. The constitution stated this by saying not more than 1 representative for every 30,000 people.


Who are the other 335 members in congress other than the 100 senators?

House of Representatives


Is it true that US Senators receive a higher salary than US Representatives?

Yes


Why do you have more than two senators in the state of Illinois?

Each state in the United States is allocated two senators to ensure equal representation in the Senate. However, states with larger populations have more representatives in the House of Representatives. Illinois, being the sixth most populous state in the country, has more representatives in the House but still has only two senators, like every other state.


Do larger states send more senators to the US Senate than do the smaller states?

Yes. Each state has 2 senators. It is the House of Representatives that splits the representatives by population count: California would have the highest because there are more people there than any other state.


Why do you think there was a different method of selecting senators than there was for selecting house members?

You base the number of House of Representatives on population, so you can have the right number of representatives for your state, so it's equivalent with your population. The senators on the other hand, are where you just have two for each state.


Is it true that there are more senators than representatives in congress?

By default, every state has 2 senators to represent them in the Senate. However, the states' population determines the number of representatives in the House of Representatives, and growing population and the ratios used to calculate representatives awarded to states based on their population value to more than there are Senators.