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How is the number of members in the senate decided?
The number of senators is in the Constitution: every state has 2 senators.
How many representatives in the U.S. senate according to the constitution?
2 Senators from each state for 100 total.
Why do the number of representatives differ in the two houses?
because according the the Constitution, each state has two senators and the House of Representatives is based on population of the state
According to the original constitution what positions were elected directly by the people the president and vice president US senators Representatives to the House?
Electors
What are the two ways Senators and Representatives are bound by the Constitution?
Members of Congress are bound by oath or affirmation to the Constitution.
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.
How many on congress?
There are currently 535 Congressmen (435 Representatives and 100 Senators). The House of Representatives is hard coded at 435 by statute. The Senate is at 100 because the Constitution says that each state gets two senators.
Must a member of US Congress live in his district?
Representatives and Senators need only to be representatives of the State which they will represent, not the congressional district (for representatives). See Article I of the Constitution.
Who elects senators and representatives?
Senators are elected by the citizens of each state through a direct popular vote. Representatives are also elected by the citizens of each congressional district within a state through a direct popular vote. This process is outlined in the United States Constitution, specifically in Article I, Section 2 for representatives and the 17th Amendment for senators.
Can an elector be a senate or a representative of the House?
No, the U.S. Constitution specifically forbids Senators and Representatives from being Electors.
How many senators does South Carolina get in the US senate?
As mandated in the United States Constitution, they get two senators, same as every other state. However, they are represented by six Representatives in the United States House of Representatives.
What is the legal protection of senators and representatives?
legal to the state they live in according to my calculations
