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How often do the seats each state have in congress change and why?
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Each state's portion of the membership of the U.S. House of Representatives is supposed to equal the state's portion of the population of all 50 states, so after every official census the seats in the House are reapportioned to the states to reflect increases, decreases and shifts in the U.S. population since the previous census.
Example: The total number of voting memberships in the House is 435. California's population in the 2010 census was 37,253,956. The total population of all 50 states was 308,143,815. 37,253,956 ÷ 308,143,815 x 435 ≈ 52.591. California has 53 Representatives in the U.S. House.
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How many seats in congress is each state guaranteed?
40 seats
What can change the number of seats or the apportionment of the congress seats?
To change the number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congress must pass a bill, and the President must sign it. The number of seats also changes when a state is added or subtracted, but it is restored to 435 at the next apportionment. Seats are reapportioned after each official census. The number apportioned to each state equals the state population divided by the total population of all of the states times 435, then rounded either up or down to the next whole number according to a formula. The number of seats in the Senate increases by two whenever a state is added and decreases by two whenever a state is subtracted. To change the number of Senators per state from two requires the ratification of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Which has the final authority to determine the number of seats for each state-?
the Congress has the final authority to determine the number of seats for each state.
How might a state lose the number of representative seats it is allotted to have in Congress?
The state population decreases
How often does representation change in congress?
The population of a state really affects the representation in Congress. In fact, change in represention all depends on the population. So, to answer your question, every time there is a big change in the population that is when the representation changes.
What does the term apportion mean in terms of seats in congress?
A number of people that are allowed in a state.
In which house of Congress does each state have the same number of seats today?
the answer is i dont know
How was a state penalized when freed slaves were prevented from voting?
they lost seats in congress, from luis ocs
Which has the final authority to determine the number of seats for each state?
The final authority to determine the number of seats for each state in the U.S. House of Representatives lies with the U.S. Congress. This decision is made through the process of apportionment using data from the decennial census.
Electoral districts in the U.S. are and seats in Congress are based on .?
Population and the fact there are 2 Senators for each state.
How might states gain representative seats in Congress?
The state's population increases.
How do the two houses of congress balance the interests of large and small states?
House seats are based on population. But each state, regardless of size, has two Senate seats.
