The population of the state is based on how many people are sent as a representative. Hope this helps a little.
-sent one representative to congress -elected the representative
A district
In a state - any member of the State Legislature. In the Congress - any member of the Representative or Senator.
slave state
The state population decreases
In 1928 African American voters in Chicago helped elect Oscar Depriest. He was the first African American representative to congress from a northern state.
He was elected to congress from Illinois.
Congress is part of the Federal government. State representatives are part of a state government.
The Senator represents the entire state the Representative is elected in the district they live in.
Michigan, like every other state, has 2 Senators representing the state in Congress.
The Senators represent the state and the representative represent the people of their districts.