Why does each state have the same number of senators and a different
number of representatives?

there are 2 senators for each state to keep equality between the states. The representatives that a state has are based on the state’s population. The more population a state has, the more representatives it has.

federal power is further limited with a system of checks and balances that gives each branch of government a measure of power over the others.

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