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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.
Under the provision of the original US constitution the most democratically selected body was the?
That is House of Representatives. Senators were originally elected by state legislatures.
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
How many senators are in the state of Idaho?
Each state only has 2 senators. Representatives are based on population. This is as a result of the Big state/ Small state compromise when the Constitution was drafted.
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.
How many representatives in the U.S. senate according to the constitution?
2 Senators from each state for 100 total.
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.
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.
What determines number of senators?
The U.S. Constitution says the Senate will be made up of two senators from each state no matter what the population of that state is.The number of representatives from each state in the House of Representatives, on the other hand, is determined by the population of each state. The higher the population, the more representatives you get for your state.
How many senators and representatives are there in the state of Maine?
The state legislature has 151 state represntatives and 35 state senators. (In the US Congress, the state has 2 Senators and 2 Representatives.)
Does each state have the same amount of senators?
Each state has two Senators each. The House of Representatives differ from state to state depending on it's population.
The number of senators from each state is?
Each state is given two representatives to the Senate, regardless of the size of the state they come from. Senators can serve for two years, and then their seat is up for election.
