USCIS Civics · Question 28 of 128
Why does each state have two senators?
Equal representation (for small states)
Also accepted: The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
In plain English
Each state has two senators for equal representation. Small states worried that big states would have all the power. So the writers of the Constitution made a deal called the Great Compromise, or Connecticut Compromise. In the Senate, every state is equal — two senators each. Each state has two senators because of equal representation and the Great Compromise.