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An area should have seats in the Assembly in proportion to its population?
This is the concept of proportional representation in a representative democracy.
What is the Name the most underrepesented demographic group in congress?
Atheists/Agnostics/Non-Religious. Constitute around 10% of US population. No representation.
What is true of the federal government's demographic representativeness?
If all employees are taken into account, the federal bureaucracy comes reasonably close to being representative of the nation's population.
What is a demographic region?
A demographic region is a geographic area characterized by specific population characteristics, such as age, gender, income level, education level, or ethnic composition. It is defined based on demographic data collected from residents living within that region.
What is representation based on in the house of representative?
The number of Representatives from each state is based on the population of that state.
What did the Great Compromise want?
Main problem was the representation of large and small states. In the Great Compromise, the House of Representatives representative number would be by state population, while the Senate representative number was a fixed 2.
What is the focus of demographic?
The culture of a population
Why were the southern states under represented in congress?
Government representative numbers are determined by state and population. When the south was made of small towns and large plantations, they lacked the population for a good amount of representation.
What does demographic change mean?
Demographic change means there has been a change in the population. The demographic can change in terms of its size, the age of the demographic, lifestyle expectations etc.
How are representatives apportioned?
House of Representative members are apportioned based on a state's population. The larger the population the more representatives. California currently has the most representatives with 53 members.
When is the demographic complete?
population growth stops
Representation in the Senate is based on population.?
Representation in the US senate is not based on population. Each state has two senators. The House's representation is based on population.
