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The United States Senate serves as the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress. It is composed of 100 members, with two American senators elected from each of the 50 states, regardless of population size.

The population difference between the states is so large now that a resident of the least populous state, Wyoming, as many observers have pointed out, has 68 times the representation in the Senate ...

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.