 
 <prompt> In 1900, how dem dey choose members of the United States upper house? Given di previous question, write one context wey contain di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: Alternatively, or on top of dis practice, di members of an upper house fit be indirectly elected by di government or legislature of di component states, as e happen for United States before 1913, or dem fit be actual members or delegates of di state governments, as, for example, na so e dey for German Bundesrat and for di Council of di European Union. Di lower house of a federal legislature dey usually directly elected, with apportionment based on population, although states fit still dey guaranteed certain minimum number of seats. 