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.
They are elected representatives of the people.
Each member of congress is elected by the people of his/her state. Each member of congress is elected by the people of his/her state.
A member of congress is elected for two years; a senator is elected for six years.
U. S. Senate
The Senate elects two members from every state no matter the population. The House of Representatives elects members based on population.
The U.S. House of Representatives was designed to represent the people. Its members have always been publicly elected, and the number of members per state is proportional to the state's relative portion of the U.S. population.The U.S. Senate was designed to represent the states. From 1788 to 1912 its members were elected by the state legislatures, and every state has the same number of members (two).
President is elected by the elected members of the Parliament of India ( lok sabha and rajya sabha) as well as of the state legislatures .
The people that elected them to Congress.
Members of the House of Representatives were elected by the people of the state they represented, and Senators were appointed by state legislatures as the original Constitution instructed.
all of the members of the u.s congress are directly elected by the people
The houses of congress are elected by the people of their states.
No. The members of the US Congress are elected by the people in the district which the Congressman represents. The senators are elected by their states.
Before the 17th Amendment, members of the House of Representatives were elected directly by the people, but members of the Senate were elected by the individual states' legislatures. However, the 17th Amendment changed the election of Senators from the state legislatures to the people. As a result, senators are now directly elected by the people.
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the members of the single house are elected by the people
The U.S. Supreme Court members are not elected by the people. They are nominated by the President and voted on by the Congress.
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