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What will make the number of senators increase?
Adding another state to the union would make the number of senators increase. Puerto Rico is a potential state.
Which American state does not have a straight line boarder?
Every state has a straight line somewhere in its border except for Hawaii.
What state grows more apples than any other state?
Washington grows more apples than every other state combined.
In which state is an acre of water for every 20 acres of land?
Minnesota
What state has the highest percentage of persons under the age of 18?
Utah
How is the number of members in the senate decided?
The number of senators is in the Constitution: every state has 2 senators.
Why does Alaska have two US Senators?
Because every state has 2 senators. The Constitution states: "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State"
How many states only have 1 senator?
No. The constitution says every state must have exactly 2 senators.
Why did the framers of the constitution wanted to be sure that every state would be represented?
equally in the Senate by educated senators equally in the House by senators from large states
How many senators does Colorado send to congress?
There are two Senators from every state. This is according to the Constitution, and the requirements to change this would be impossible to achieve. Article V of the Constitution: "... no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate."
How is the number of senators from each state decided?
Each state has 2 Senators, this number is in the Constitution
How many senators from every state?
The United States Constitution sets the number of Senators for each state at two. Originally, each state selected its senators by action of their respective legislatures. This was changed by the 17th Amendment to the Constitution passed in 1913 creating the direct election of senators in each state. The movement to change came from the progressives of the time and a number of changes in American political life can be traced to that period.
Amendment 17 to the Constitution changed the election of Senators from?
Senators used to be elected from the state legislature and now we the people vote for a new one every 6 years.
How old should be the State Senators?
It depends on the state constitution.
How is the number decided of the senate?
The number of Senators is dictated by the Constitution of the United States. The number of State Senators are usually dictated by the individual state's constitution.
How is the number of senators for each state decided?
Each state has two senators to the federal senate in Washington, D.C. Every state has a constitution that will set forth how its senatorial and congressional districts are set up as far as state government goes.
What is the power to select senators from each state?
Originally the Constitution get each state Legislatures the power to select the senators from each state.
