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James Madison- first representative to be elected president.]]> 2017-01-04 20:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wheril05/nf9gs8hwr97s/wish/145382607 strkay09 https://padlet.com/wheril05/nf9gs8hwr97s/wish/145382999 The population of a state is used to determine the amount of representation the state will get. States with lower populations have fewer representatives, and states with a larger population have more. In the senate, each state elects two people to represent them.]]> 2017-01-04 20:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wheril05/nf9gs8hwr97s/wish/145382999