Imagine you're sharing a pizza with friends. If you only have two people, you can split it evenly, but if there are ten of you, you need more slices to go around. Countries work the same way. A small country needs fewer lawmakers because they represent fewer people, while big countries need more lawmakers to make sure everyone has a voice.
Examples
- Imagine your school has only five students, you don’t need many teachers to keep everyone happy.
- Monaco, which has a population just over thirty thousand, can get by with twenty-something lawmakers.
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See also
- How Can One Person Become the Leader of an Entire Country?
- How Does a Parliamentary System Work Compared to a Presidential One?
- How Does a Shadow Cabinet Actually Work?
- What is political?
- What Is a Shadow Cabinet?