Question

The Senate has _____ senators. The House has _____ representatives

Answer 1

The Senate has 100 senators. The House has 435 representatives.

The Article One of the United States Constitution establishes that each state will have two senators, elected in a direct popular election. The District of Columbia and its territories are not entitled to any representation. Since there are 50 states currently, the Senate has 100 members.

With respect to the House of Representatives, each state obtains representation proportional to its population, with the right to a minimum of one representative. The most populous state, California, has 53 representatives. The total number of representatives is currently set at 435 by the Reapportionment Act of 1929, although Congress retains the power to modify that number.

Answer 2

The Senate has 100 senators. The House of representatives has 435 representatives.

Further Explanation

Legislature  

• Legislature is the branch of the government that is tasked with formation and amendment of Laws.  
• This branch is headed by the Congress. The Congress is divided into two; the senate and the House of Representatives.  

• The branch of legislature can create laws or amend/change the existing laws.  

House of Representative  

• It consists of 435 members from the 50 states. The population of a state determines the number of representative members from each state.
• These members must be over 25 years and serve a term of two years.

The Senate  

• This part of the Congress has 100 members that is two senators from each state and each must be of 30 years or above in age.

Other branches of government

Executive

• Executive branch of government is a responsible for law enforcement. The executive is headed by the president and also comprises the cabinet and the vice president.

Judiciary

• This the branch of government that is responsible for the interpretation of the constitution and review laws. It is headed by the chief justice and consist of justices and judges, the supreme court, appellate courts  and trial courts.

Keywords: Legislature, Congress, the senate, House of Representatives  

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Level: High school

Subject: History

Topic: Government

Sub-topic: Legislature