Every state has two Senators (The upper house).
The Representatives are determined by the population of the state.
50 states = 100 Senators
There are 435 Representatives.
They are completely different from each other. (Well they are supposed to be different)
The census determines the population and how the 435 Representatives will be divided between the states.
Both the Senate and the house are part of the legislative branch of the Federal Government.
The other two branches are the Executive (President)
and
Judicial (courts)
All three are supposed to be equal.
And the Senators were supposed to be elected by the legislatures of each state but that changed in - wait for it - 1913. Amendment 17. Man - 1913 really sucked ass.
Every state has two Senators (The upper house). The Representatives are determined by the population of the state. 50 states = 100 Senators There are 435 Representatives.
They are completely different from each other. (Well they are supposed to be different)
The census determines the population and how the 435 Representatives will be divided between the states. Both the Senate and the house are part of the legislative branch of the Federal Government. The other two branches are the Executive (President) and Judicial (courts) All three are supposed to be equal.
And the Senators were supposed to be elected by the legislatures of each state but that changed in - wait for it - 1913. Amendment 17. Man - 1913 really sucked ass.