It may change <span>each decade according to the size of each state's population as determined in the census </span>
The Mongol invasions of Japan failed because Typhoon winds destroyed the Mongol fleet. The Mongols failed to conquer Japan even though they had successfully conquered the much larger land of China and also Korea. The typhoons that saved Japan did not even happen just once but twice ! Both times that the Mongols set out to conquer Japan, their fleets were destroyed by typhoons. Japan was geographically in luck and also helped by nature.
Each branch of government controls a certain aspect of the other.
Legislative can restrict the policies of the executive and judicial.
Judicial can strike down legislation deemed unconstitutional, and undo executive decisions through rulings on their constitutionality.
Executive Orders can bypass legislative channels for more efficient decision making, and can nominate if not alter the Supreme Court along with taking part in it's processes. ( Some of this is my own interpretation. )
"The promise of an easy life" was not a reason that people moved west in the late 1800s, since in fact many people knew that this new life would be quite dangerous and difficult.
