The 17th Amendment – Dismantling the “Millionaire’s Club”
America’s legislative branch is a bicameral system meaning our United States Congress is divided into two separate chambers: 1) the U.S. Senate; and 2) the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. Senate is made up of two senators from each state, no matter the size of the state or the population. The House of Representatives, on the other hand, is made up of “no more than 435” (as provided by law), and the states elect members in a manner proportionally representing the population of the 50 states.