Multi-Million/Billionaires Owning Farms
Society & Culture1 min ago
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Sorry for the delay IAP! Beautiful day and the battery needed changing on my tractor. (Saw a sign in town that said "Watch Battery Changed $9.95"... still wondering why anyone pay to see that).
But, anyway you're correct in that there are two houses of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each State gets 2 senators, regardless of population, while the House of Representatives is apportioned on the basis of population. The U.S. Constitution gives Congress direct jurisdiction for Washington, D.C. Citizens of the District also lack elected voting representation in Congress, though they do have three electoral votes in the Presidential elections, giving it more electoral votes per capita than 49 states.
The Vice President is also the President of the Senate and votes when a tie breaker is required... the line of succession in the event of the death (or removal for cause) of the President is to the Vice President to the Speaker of the House to the President pro tem of the Senate to various Secretaries of the Presidents Cabinet...
The Supreme Court Judges, being a part of the Judicial Branch of government are not in line since they are not elected by the people...