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What relationship exists between the census and the distrubution of seats among the states in the house of represenatives?
In 1929 Congress passed the Reapportionment Act that allowed a permanent plan for the 435 seats in the House of Representatives to be filled consistently. These seats are to be filled when a census of the people living in the states are completed and are to be based on the numbers.
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What does the census have to do with the number of representatives per state?
every state gets a certain number of represenatives depending on the states population. the bigger the population a state has the more represenatives it has
When does the constitution direct congress to reapportion the seats in the house of represenatives?
Every ten years, due to the census. The House of Representatives just changes the number of people they represent, not the number of seats. It's set at 435 seats for the House, and 100 for the Senate since they are not affected by a states population.
What impact does the Decennial Census have on the US government?
Why does the goverment have a census?
What was the most recent census taken?
On April 1, 2000. The US Census is done ever 10 years. The next census will be done April 1, 2010
What do you mean by the term census?
The census is a questionnaire which is sent to every person living in a country. It is sent out every 10 years and in the US is required by the constitution.
What does the census have to do with the number of representatives per state?
every state gets a certain number of represenatives depending on the states population. the bigger the population a state has the more represenatives it has
What is the relationship between the us census and public funding?
You have to know how many ppl they have in order to provide for vt hem
What is the relationship between census and gerrymandering?
District are determined by who and how many people live in a given district. The more there are, the more representatives that district will have in the legislature, which is determined by the the census.
What is the amount of time between US census?
The Federal government take its official census every ten years.
What are advantages and disadvantages between surveys and census?
Surveys are quick and census is more accurate.
What are the differences between population and census?
Census's are CHECKING the Population of the Country at the time. Population is how much people there are.
What is the difference between Population census and estimate census?
Population is total number of people who live in a geographical area
What is the toal number of jobs that were completed by a sales person?
The total number of jobs that was completed by a sales person would have to be researched on the census. It would be a complete amount of jobs that you would have to find when they speak with a number of sales represenatives at a particular company.
Does every state have the same number of represenatives?
No, each state has a certain amount of representatives based on the population as determined by the US Census taken every 10 years. On the other hand, however, each state regardless of population has two senators.
What race was excluded from the first census?
The first U.S. census, conducted in 1790, excluded Native Americans living on tribal lands. At that time, the federal government did not recognize them as citizens, and therefore they were not counted in the population totals. This exclusion reflected the broader context of colonization and the complex relationship between the U.S. government and Native American tribes.
What is the difference between population and census?
population is amount of people. census is the record of a certain statistic, and the information is from the population. Example: the United States census shows that dogs are the most popular pet in California.
How many same-sex couples are there in Australia?
According to the 2011 census, there are 33,714 same-sex couples in Australia, of which 1,338 reported their relationship as marriage. 96% reported as de facto relationship.
