The President, House of Representatives and Senate of the United States.

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Almost everyone knows what these words mean, but there is a common misconception about who and what they represent in the US government. The United States of America as a nation is made up of We the People and The Several States. The President is the only person that represents both We the People and the Several States (meaning, the entire nation). The House of Representatives represent the voice of We the People at the federal level. That is why their districts are apportioned by population. The Senate represents the voice of Several States, but not the people in it. A lot of people are confused by this, thinking it's wrong for states with large populations to have the same number as states with small populations. I would agree that it would be wrong, if the 2 senators represented the population. When you look at it in the correct context, you see that it makes a lot of sense.