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What happens in Congress when the US has big population shifts?
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A large population shift , say from one state to another, could result a change in the number of Representatives between those two states. The state that loses population could lose a number of Representatives. A state that gains population could receive additional Representatives. The number of Representatives each state has is based on its population, but Congress has authorized only 435 members of the House of Representatives. Therefore, if there is no significant increase in population, and if Congress does not authorize more Representatives, a simple shift of existing population from one state to another will only result in a shift of the number of authorized Representatives from one state to the other.
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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.
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