I think small states should have the same number of representatives as large states.?

Question

because we are all equal...anyone agree..explain..disagree.explain....Its for a debate in school.

Answer 1

They have the same number of Representatives per captia (or per person if you will).

The senate does have the same number of senators from each state.

Answer 2

There is a new law that Republicans are trying to pass in California. Regarding the electoral votes which are based on the number of reps in congress for the state plus 1 for each senator.

Basically it says that we should not give all votes to whoever got the most votes in a state, So if in a state with 20 electoral votes.

8 voted primarily Republican then those votes go to republican. if rest 12 voted democrat then those votes plus 2 senate votes should go to democrat as the majority winner. This way republicans in heavily democratic cities like LA, NY SF can still have a say in electing president.

And it works the same way for heavy republican states where some districts are primarily democrat.

Answer 3

they do; in the senate. this was part of the debate when the founding fathers were debating on our gov system. they decided that every state would have equal representation in the senate, but the house of representatives would be determined by its states population. this ensures that the majority of the people (the state with many representatives) are heard approriateley. how would it be fair if 50 million people in california had as much say on state taxes on 500,000 people in whyoming?

Answer 4

we sort of do. every state has two senators regardless of size and reps are picked based on population. So, in reality, big and small states have the same voice. The number of reps in congress a state gets is directly tied to their population (which is why the census is so important) so the number of reps, population wise, is really the same. Big states just have more people, so they get more reps to cover their entire population.

Answer 5

This problem was solved early on, though it did cause a lot of controversy. It is the reason why we have a bicameral legislature. Look up the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan along with the Connecticut Compromise.

Answer 6

This is what we need to do, first get rid of all the Senators, and congressman-women--Set up a special web so every person that wants to can vote on all the issues-This could be done and look at all the waste and corruption we would rid ourselves of with us deciding the votes, not some sorry *** ed politician whom never vote for what their constituents want--Just a thought!!!We could also get rid of all the lobbyists too---