Question

Which comparison of the House and Senate is true? Members of the House represent a larger population than senators. The House, but not the Senate, is called into special session. Members of the House serve longer terms than senators. The House has more members than the Senate.

Answer 1

D. The House has more members than the Senate because the while the Senate has 100 members, the House of Reps has 435.

Answer 2

Answer:

It is true that the House has more members than the Senate.

Explanation:

The United States Congress is divided into two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Both chambers are part of the nation's Legislative Branch, but they represent different entities: the House of Representatives represents the people of the United States, while the Senate represents the states.

As the states are considered on a level of equality within the Union, each state has the same number of senators, 2, regardless of their population. This gives a total of 100 senators in total.

Instead, Representatives represent the people, and since each state has a different amount of population, its representation in the House is proportional to it. Due to the increase in population in the United States, Congress has set the number of representatives at 435.