Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, U.S. Senators were selected by the state legislatures. The 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides for the direct election of U.S. senators by the people in each state.
There are 100 senators in the U.S. Congress. There are two for every state. There are 438 Representatives in Congress.
Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are 100 senators in Congress which are two from each state.
Senators in the Senate are chosen by their state. The are elected to serve a period of six years before needing to be elected again.
They were chosen by state legislators
Under the Constitution, state legislatures chose the US Senators for their state. Until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, state legislatures were the bodies who determined how senators were chosen. Some states and territories had already enacted popular election prior to the amendment's passage.
House of Representatives (435 representatives) chosen through proportional representation. Senate (100 senators) chosen by equal representation, 2 senators for each state.
US Senators are chosen by state wide elections.
100 senators!
They were intially chosen by the legislature.
Each state has two senators regardless of population, so there are 100 senators in the US Congress.
The new Congress now has 47 Republican senators.
There are 100 US Senators in Congress. Each of the 50 states have 2 Senators to represent the state in Congress.
Compensation for senators is set by Congress through legislation. The Constitution grants Congress the power to determine the salary and benefits for senators. Any changes to compensation for senators would require a new law to be passed by Congress.
There are 100 senators in the U.S. Congress. There are two for every state. There are 438 Representatives in Congress.
By the states
There are two senators from each state.
there are 100 ^_^