USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As outlined in the Constitution, the House represents citizens based on district populations, while the Senate represents citizens on an equal state basis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitution provides for proportional representation in the U.S. House of Representatives and the seats in the House are apportioned based on state population according to the constitutionally mandated Census.

Detailed explanation-3: -About the Senate & the U.S. Constitution | Equal State Representation. During the summer of 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia established equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives.

Detailed explanation-4: -Introduced to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, James Madison’s Virginia Plan outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The plan called for a legislature divided into two bodies (the Senate and the House of Representatives) with proportional representation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Each state sends two Senators to represent their state in the U.S. Senate. However, in the House of Representatives, a state’s representation is based on its population. For example, smaller states like Vermont and Delaware have one representative while large states like California have 53 representatives.