Why does the Constitution provide that each state shall have two senators?
a. so that each state's senator can cancel out the vote of its other senator
b. Two was a more convenient number than three.
c. to compensate the small states for the overrepresentation of the large states in the House of Representatives
d. to compensate the Senate as a body for not having control over money bills
e. there is no real reason behind the provision for two senators.
c
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