Furthermore, these tiny boroughs were often controlled by lords who openly sold the right of representation to the highest bidder.

此外，这些小行政区通常由领主控制， 他们公开将代表权卖给出价最高的人。

All the citizens of every state in the Union are given the right of representation in the US Congress by electing a number of representatives to the house based on that State's population and exactly two senators to the Senate.

联邦各州的所有公民都有权在美国国会中拥有代表权，他们根据本州人口选出一定数量的众议员进入众议院，并在参议院中选出正好两名参议员。