60-Second Civics: Episode 4202, 535 Legislators: The Power of the Congress, Part 12

60-Second Civics Podcast

English - December 22, 2020 08:00 - ★★★★ - 76 ratings
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Did you know that the Constitution originally gave each state legislature authority to decide who would serve as that state's senators? This changed in 1913 with the Seventeenth Amendment. Today there are 435 voting members of the House of Representatives and 100 Senators.

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