Many legislatures use their second chamber to strengthen the representation of sparsely populated areas (every American state, from Wyoming to California, gets two votes in the Senate, for example).

• 许多立法机构用其上议院来加强人口稀少地区的代表性（例如，从怀俄明到加利福尼亚的美国各州，在参议院中都有两个席位）。