Each state gets two so there is no limit on how many there can be, it is only limited by how many states we have. So when the country was founded we had 26 Senators and today we have 100.
Two, as mandated by the US Constitution.
The first Senate to convene after the US Constitution was ratified had two senators from each of the 13 states. The first senate had 26 senators.
There are 100 US Senators Because the constitution calls for two senators from each state, and there are fifty states.
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According to the constitution, whether your state is big or small, it gets two senators. Since there are fifty states, there are a total of 100 senators.
2 state senators and there are 100 us senators 2 for every state
The Constitution allowed the state legislatures to determine how their states' Senators would be chosen. In the early days after the Constitution was ratified, legislatures often chose the Senators themselves. However, as people began to demand it, many legislatures gave the voters the right to choose their Senators even before the federal Constitution required them to do so.
The Senate is composed of 100 Senators, two from each of the (currently) 50 states. Two senators per state is specified in the US Constitution and could only be changed by constitutional amendment.
There are 2 senators-Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson.
By the Constitution, there are two senators for each State. We currently have 50 States, so there are 100 Senators.
it is in the constitution that each state has two senators
There are 100 senators in the us capitol!