hard · U.S. Naturalization Test (2025 Standard) civics
An applicant notes: 'California has about forty million people and Wyoming has under a million, yet each state sends the same number of senators to Washington.' The officer asks why every state gets two senators.
Why does each state have two senators?
- To reflect each state's population
- Equal representation (for small states)
- To match the number of House seats each state has
- One senator for each major political party
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