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Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
A. The President
B. The Vice President
C. The Dominion
D. The people of their state
A U.S. Senator represents the people of their state.
 
 
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System of Government
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This 26 question exam covers the System of Government. These questions are designed to help an individual pass the Naturalization Test.
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scampbell
scampbell says:
The United States used to be a Republic. Senators were originally appointed by each State's Governor or State Legislature to represent the State's interests in Federal legislation. Senators were to provide balance of power against the executive branch and the judicial branch and the House of Representatives (that represented the population) to prohibit the Federal Government (and specifically the House of Representatives) from usurping the authority granted to the Federal Government by the US Constitution and therefore overtaking states rights. The 17th Amendment to the US Constitution changed senatorial selection from a function of state government to an election of the people and therefore killed our Republic and made us a democracy where States rights have no voice in Federal government policy. Shame on the 17th Amendment.... however even though senators are elected by popular vote of people in their state, their prime mandate should still be to represent the rights of the sta
Posted: 3/6/2010