Well I guess the title says it all, I was just wondering who ya'll thought were the most active 'forumers' in this part of the AG forum. Opinions, that what this Forum is going to be, pure opinions, and yes you can say 'Me'.
@shay if you're referring to the day we elect them it's because we have elections every year (actually twice I believe although today is the major one) and all the members of the house and senate alternate years in which they were elected meaning we generally vote for a new member every year.
I see. My knowledge of American politics is quite limited (clearly).
So Senate members are elected? Here they are not. Our prime minister pushed for it to become elected during his campaign, but it never happened (what's new?)
So what would be the difference between the House and the Senate, then?
I think you underestimate the stupidity of the average voter.
i think everyone does
Imagine having an all Republican house and a Democratic president... :/
thats nearly impossible. the house has what? 400 something members, more than that, and the terms are set up so there isn't a whole new set of reps. so leave, while some stay each year.
So what would be the difference between the House and the Senate, then?
In general, nothing really. Senators are considered "the upper house", as they have longer terms and a lot of hush-hush perks. They both have the same voting power, but Senators are often looked as higher in power, when they really aren't. You most often see Senators on t.v. discussing topics and running for office, rather than Representatives.
So what would be the difference between the House and the Senate, then?
If I remember correctly (mind theres a good chance I dont) the house is suppose to reflect the thoughts of smaller amounts of citizens as the amount of seats a state has in the house is based off of the amount of citizens in that state where they are voted for in individual districts. The senate on the other hand is comprised of two representatives from each state and therefore represents the state as a whole. The goal of the two was to allow for equal representation of states (the senate) and representation of the individual citizens (the house).
Here we have the House of Commons and Senate as well. We vote for our House representatives, and the Senators are chosen by the prime minister.
Once laws are passed in the House of Commons, they go to the Senate to be voted on. The senators usually pass it, because it is frowned upon to vote against since they are not elected.
Oh, and senators can stay until they are 70, IIRC. And the number of senators for each province is not based on population, so it's basically randomly selected by the prime minister. Woo favoritism!
Yeah, our Congress is a bicameral legislature. One is based on population, which is the House, and the other is based on equal representation, which is the Senate. You get two senators for each state, which equals 100 in total. The population determines how many representatives you get in each state. I believe they capped the total number of representatives at 412.
The goal of the two was to allow for equal representation of states (the senate) and representation of the individual citizens (the house).
I believe they did this to go along with something for all of the original states. The smaller states wanted equal representation so their voice would be heard, so they got the senate. The larger states wanted more votes because of their larger populations, so they got the house. Hope I wasn't confusing in the way I said that.
