The Constitution does not specify a particular number of justices; Article III gives this power to Congress.
The Judiciary Act of 1789 provided for a 6-member Court, with a Chief Justice and 5 Associate Justices. Congress adjusted the size of the Court a number of times through the during the 19th-century.
Congress attempts to strike a balance by maintaining enough justices to handle the Court's caseload, without creating a group so large it functions inefficiently (and costs more money). Most likely, the current court has an odd number of Justices to prevent an evenly split decision. The number may have expanded to nine because the caseload has increased over the years, and not all Justices elect to review petitions for writ of certiorari (requests for a case to be reviewed by the court).
This solution works well most of the time; however, justices sometimes need to recuse themselves from hearing a case, or are ill or otherwise unable to attend oral arguments. This may leave the Court with an even number of members hearing the case. If there is a tie vote, as has occurred on a few occasions (at least once on a motion, once on a writ, and once on a case), the justices have the option of allowing the decision of the lower court to stand or of having the case reargued when the missing justice(s) are available.
Historically, Congress usually expanded the Court to accommodate an increasing workload. But on at least two occasions they used a reduction in the size of the Court to deprive a President of the opportunity to appoint new justices, as in the Judiciary Acts of 1801 and 1867.
After the election of President Ulysses S. Grant, Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1869, which set the Court's membership at nine. This number has remained the same ever since.
In 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted unsuccessfully to expand the membership of the court to gain support on the Court for his New Deal programs. He proposed adding one justice to the Supreme Court for every member over 70.5 years of age, with the potential of adding as many as six additional justices, for a total of 15. Congress refused to pass Roosevelt's legislation; however, the President had an opportunity to nominate eight justices* to vacancies that occurred during his terms of office, which created a court more receptive to his ideas.
The size of the Supreme Court is unlikely to change again in the near future because Congress passed a The Judge's Bill in 1925 that allows the Supreme Court discretion over the cases they hear, enabling them to control caseload by limiting the number of cases they grant certiorari, rather than by expanding the Court.
The state's current population does. For example, California has the most as it has the most congressmen(53 currently i belive) and states such as Vermont or Alaska have a lot less.
Based on its smaller size, the United States Senate has the ability to allow unlimited debate, such as filibusters. During the nineteenth century, both houses of Congress allowed filibuster debates. However, due to the House's increasing size, it became no longer feasible.
Senate seats are not assigned based on congressional districts - Apex
A majority of U.S. Senators constitutes a quorum to do business. The size of the U.S. Senate, barring vacancies, has been 100 since 1959. A majority of 100 is at least 51.
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The size of the Senate can affect its operation by impacting the deliberation process. A larger Senate may lead to more diverse perspectives but can make decision-making more challenging. Conversely, a smaller Senate may enhance efficiency but potentially limit representation.
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Us senate is a part of Bicameral legislature in USA and along with US house of Representatives completes the US congress. Every state has two senators irrespective of its size and population, which makes the total size of senate to be 100.
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