Wyoming Has 2 Senators. So Does California. Here's How That Happened

Why does Wyoming have as many senators as California? In 1787, the gap between the biggest and smallest state was about 13 to 1. Today it is about 68 to 1. This video follows the map: the Great Compromise, the Article V lock, the 1889–1890 rush of Western statehood, the House cap, how other countries do it, the strongest arguments on both sides — and a loophole almost nobody talks about. 0:00 The 68-to-1 vote 1:47 The emptiest state 3:07 The room 4:43 The deal 6:07 The lock 6:51 Who the senators actually represented 7:38 The map moves 9:19 The states that were made 11:10 What the math looks like today 12:24 Even the House is capped 13:42 How other countries do it 14:42 The case for it 15:31 The case against it 16:17 The loophole 17:39 The scorecard Subscribe for one strange thing about America explained with the map each week. #Maps #americanhistory