Why does each state have 2 senators? Why not 1 per state? Or 3? Yes, it's in the constitution, but why?
I found the following answer at http://amhist.ist.unomaha.edu/module_fil... Once delegates established equal representation in the Senate, they needed to determine how many senators would represent each state. State constitutions offered some guidance. Several states designated one senator per county or district, while in Delaware there were three senators for each of the three counties. Convention delegates did not refer to the state precedents in debate, however. Instead, they seemed to take a common-sense approach in deciding the number of senators. According to constitutional commentator Joseph Story (1779-1845), few, if any, delegates considered one senator per state sufficient representation. Lone senators might leave their state unrepresented in times of illness or absence, and would have no colleague to consult with on state issues. Additional senators, moreover, would increase the size of the Senate, making it a more knowledgeable body, and better able to counter the influence of the House. On the other hand, a very large Senate would soon lose its distinctive membership and purpose, and actually decrease its ability to check the lower house or to allow senators to take personal responsibility for their actions. Given these considerations, delegates had a limited choice regarding the number of senators. During the convention, they briefly discussed the advantages of two seats versus three. Gouverneur Morris stated that three senators per state were necessary to form an acceptable quorum, while other delegates thought a third senator would be too costly. On July 23, delegates filled in the blank in the proposal offered by Morris and Rufus King: “That the representation in the second branch consist of _____ members from each State, who shall vote per capita.” Only Pennsylvania voted in favor of three senators. When the question turned to two, Maryland alone voted against the measure, not because of the number, but because Martin disagreed with per capita voting, which gave each senator, rather than each state, one vote.
Why are there two senators per state?
Because that is what the US constitution says there are. It is a way to help ensure small states rights. While the number of House seats is based on population, each state gets 2 senators. So in the senate all states have equal representation and the senate can reject or change laws proposed by the house.
Do State Senators have other jobs besides just being a senator?
State senators only work for six month throughout the year. They keep there normal job when there not voting on a bill. I live in South Carolina and most of our state senators or congressmen are doctors, teachers, high school football couch, there is one that's still in college. So yes they do have other jobs.
If a senator is appointed to another position, Who decides who takes the Senator's seat?
According to the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, it's the responsibility of the state's governor and legislature to fill the vacant seat. The clause to the amendment reads as follows: When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of each State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. Basically what this means is when replacing a senator if he or she dies in office, resigns before the next election or is expelled is up to the states top officials (governor and legislature) to appoint a new senator until its time for the next election where the people of the state will decide by voting..
Why are only one-third of Senators chosen every two years...?
To mitigate factions and passions, and to slow the rate of change/maintain stability.