60-Second Civics: Episode 3923, One Person, One Vote in State Legislatures
60-Second Civics Podcast
English - March 18, 2020 07:00 - 1 minute - 1 Byte - ★★★★ - 76 ratingsCourses Education education civics civic education service learning law history constitution constitution day government we the people Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Because of the Great Compromise, reached during the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, each state has equal representation in the Senate regardless of population and proportional representation in the House of Representatives. However, the Supreme Court has ruled that both houses of state legislatures must follow the principle of "one person, one vote," meaning that representation in each house must be in proportion to the population.
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