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What is the ratio used to determine the number of house representatives?
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∙ 11y ago
The number of voting members of the U. S. House of Representatives has been 435 since March 4, 1913. The only time it is different is between the addition of a new state to the Union and the subsequent reapportionment.
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∙ 14y agoThe House of Representatives would include one state delegate for every 40,000 citizens of a particular state.
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What is the Gender in the house of representatives and senate of the 50th congress?
what is the ratio of females to males in the house of representatives
What is the Ratio of representatives to population?
In the United States, the ratio of representatives to population is approximately 1:700,000. This ratio is established by the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives based on the population of each state.
How do you use a number line to determine the ratio?
You do not use a number line to find a ratio
What is the basis for number of US representatives for each state?
The ratio of each state's population to the population of all the states at the time of the last official census should equal the ratio of the state's Representatives to all the Representatives.
What is the ratio of population of representatives for california?
Based on the 2010 Census, there are 53 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.
How do you determine the ratio between two sets of gears?
The ratio is the same as the ratio between the number of teeth.
Does every state have to have two representatives in the house of representatives?
Every U. S. state has at least one U. S. Representative. The total number of Representatives depends on the ratio of the state's population to the population of all 50 states at the time of the last U. S. census.
What ratio can the senate and house of representatives override the veto of a president?
two thirds 2/3
How many representatives from each states are in office for each state in each house?
For each state, the number of U. S. Senators is two, and the number of U. S. Representatives is the greater of one or about 435 times the ratio of the state's population to the population of all 50 states at the time of the last official census.
Why does Pennsylvania have 20 electoral votes?
Pennsylvania appoints 20 electors because Pennsylvania is entitled to a total Congressional representation of 20, 2 in the Senate and 18 in the House of Representatives. Pennsylvania is allowed 18 House members because the ratio of the U. S. population to Pennsylvania's population is about the same as the ratio of 435, the total number of seats in the House, to 18.
What is the population ratio to determine number of representatives in Washington DC?
The same as every other state. From the calculations of the Cencus the 435 members of congress are divided among the states. The ratio obviously differes from year to year, but the least amount a state can have is ONE. example: America has 10 million ppl (not real) and only 435 members of congress...soo 10,000,000 divided by 435 is... and its split accordingly. the numbers are rough and not exact.. it would be impossible to keep track if it was. :) >muna
What does the number of representatives each state has to depend on?
Senators are independent of representatives. The number of representatives per state depends on the population of that state. However, there are always two senators for each state no matter what the population size. the number of senators and representatives do not depend on each other.
