Answer:(a) The Senate composition of members is based on equal representation, while that of house of repreresentatives is based on population. (b) The general principles of a bill in congress is started by committee of the whole, then moves to the various standing committee for their input,it will then be brought back to the committee of the whole for final passage.
Step-by-step explanation:
Democracy is a system of government which gives everyone the right to participate in the government that govern them through the right to franchise .In a democratic nation like United States which practices federalism, there are two chambers of their legislative houses known as the Senate and the house of repreresentatives, collectively they are known as the congress. The constitution gave them the power to make law, to ratify the appointment of members of presidential cabinet, they have the power to remove president through an impeachment process, in addition ,they also have the power to approve the annual budget of the state.
The composition of members in the Senate is based on equal representation from all the state's in the federation, while the composition of members in the house of repreresentatives is based on population. The rules of the debate in the congress is that the general principle of the bill to be passed will be debated by the committee of the whole house, after which the bill will be committed to the various standing committee for their input into the bill. The standing committee in the process of carrying out their duties may conduct a public hearing on the bill to be passed in order to know the views of members of the public, their report will then be brought back to the committee of the whole for final passage either through the voice vote in which the speaker or the Senate president will put into the voice vote by saying if you are in support of the bill say Aye,against say Nay, if the Aye is more than Nay, the bill is passed into law,but if the Nay is more than the Aye, the bill has been rejected. The bill may also be passed through the roll call of the members in which the names of each members will be called to come and vote on the bill, if the numbers of those congressmen that vote in support of the bill is more than those who vote against it ,then the bill is passed into law, if otherwise the bill has been rejected.