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The total number of seats in the House of Representatives was fixed at four hundred thirty-five (435) by the Apportionment Act of 1911.
Seats are apportioned (distributed) according to population. Each state receives at least one representative regardless of population. In the Senate, two senators represent each state.
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How is the number of US Congressmen a state will have determined?
The number of Congressmen each State is apportioned in the House of Representatives is determined by the state's population as a percentage of the total US population, as recorded by the most recent decennial (every ten years) US Census.The total number of seats in the House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Each state is guaranteed at least one of those Representatives. The remaining 385 seats are redistributed, if necessary, due to state population increases and decreases.This means some states may gain Representatives while other lose them.
What is the total number of members in congress?
there are 100 members in senate and 435 members in the house of representatives so there are 535 total members in congress :]
How many seats are there in Kauffman Stadium?
The former number was around 40,000. However, due to the renovations, a significant number of seats have been reduced. The new total is somewhere around 34,000. In 2009 after the renovations the capacity was listed as 38,177. After the final finish touching etc., the opening day capacity for 2010 is 39,000.
How many african-americans are in congress?
In the 110th Congress there are 42 African Americans in the House and 1 in the Senate, totaling 43 total in Congress.
When did Congress start taxing income?
The 16th amendment to the United States constitution allows congress to levy a tax on income. It was ratified when 3/4 of the total number of states (36, as there were, at the time, 48 states) approved the amendment as of February, 1913.
How are elector votes determine?
The number of votes a state has is the total number of Senators and Congressmen.First, every state starts off with two votes (each state has 2 senators; that's why).Now add:The number of U.S. representatives the state has, which is at least one.(Besides the states, the District of Columbia gets 3 votes, so the total number of electoral votes is 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) +3 (for DC) = 538. )The number of electoral votes per state is changed every 10 years, when the US Congress re-apportions the seats in the House of Representatives based on the new census. The total is fixed at 435 and the number of seats each state gets is determined by the population of each state relative to the total population with a minimum of one.
Who controlled congress for William Howard Taft?
Information about populations of the Senate taken from:http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm1st Congress (1789-1791) Majority Party: Pro-Administration (18 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Administration (8 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 26 Note: Organized political parties developed in the U.S. in the 1790s, but political factions--from which organized parties evolved--began to appear almost immediately after establishment of the federal government. Those who supported the Washington administration were referred to as "pro-administration" and would eventually form the Federalist party, while those in opposition joined the emerging (Jeffersonian) Republican party. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Congress (1791-1793) Majority Party: Pro-Administration (16 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Administration (13 seats) Other Parties: 0 Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Congress (1793-1795) Majority Party: Pro-Administration (16 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Administration (14 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Congress (1795-1797) Majority Party: Federalist (21 seats) Minority Party: Republican (11 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 32 Note: The Republican party that emerged in the 1790s is also referred to as the Jeffersonian-Republican party or the Democratic-Republican party, and should not be confused with the modern (GOP) Republican party established in the 1850s. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th Congress (1797-1799) Majority Party: Federalist (22 seats) Minority Party: Republican (10 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th Congress (1799-1801) Majority Party: Federalist (22 seats) Minority Party: Republican (10 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th Congress (1801-1803) Majority Party: Republican (17 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (15 seats) Other Parties: 0 Vacant: 2 Total Seats: 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th Congress (1803-1805) Majority Party: Republican (25 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (9 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th Congress (1805-1807) Majority Party: Republican (27 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (7 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th Congress (1807-1809) Majority Party: Republican (28 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (6 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th Congress (1809-1811) Majority Party: Republican (27 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (7 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th Congress (1811-1813) Majority Party: Republican (30 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (6 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th Congress (1813-1815) Majority Party: Republican (28 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (8 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14th Congress (1815-1817) Majority Party: Republican (26 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (12 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th Congress (1817-1819) Majority Party: Republican (30 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (12 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16th Congress (1819-1821) Majority Party: Republican (37 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (9 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17th Congress (1821-1823) Majority Party: Republican (44 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (4 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18th Congress (1823-1825) Majority Party: Jackson & Crawford Republicans (31) Minority Party: Adams-Clay Republicans & Federalists (17) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19th Congress (1825-1827) Majority Party: Jacksonian (26 seats) Minority Party: Adams (22 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20th Congress (1827-1829) Majority Party: Jacksonian (27 seats) Minority Party: Adams (21 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21st Congress (1829-1831) Majority Party: Jacksonian (25 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Jackson (23 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22nd Congress (1831-1833) Majority Party: Jacksonian (24 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Jackson (22 seats) Other Parties: 2 National Republican Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23rd Congress (1833-1835) Majority Party: Anti-Jackson (26 seats) Minority Party: Jacksonian (20 seats) Other Parties: 2 National Republican Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24th Congress (1835-1837) Majority Party: Jacksonian (26 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Jackson (24 seats) Other Parties: 2 National Republican Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25th Congress (1837-1839) Majority Party: Democrat (35 seats) Minority Party: Whig (17 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26th Congress (1839-1841) Majority Party: Democrat (30 seats) Minority Party: Whig (22 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27th Congress (1841-1843) Majority Party: Whig (29 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (22 seats) Other Parties: 0 Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28th Congress (1843-1845) Majority Party: Whig (29 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (23 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29th Congress (1845-1847) Majority Party: Democrat (34 seats) Minority Party: Whig (22 seats) Other Parties: 0 Vacant: 2 Total Seats: 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30th Congress (1847-1849) Majority Party: Democrat (38 seats) Minority Party: Whig (21 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Democrat Total Seats: 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31st Congress (1849-1851) Majority Party: Democrat (35 seats) Minority Party: Whig (25 seats) Other Parties: 2 Free Soiler Total Seats: 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32nd Congress (1851-1853) Majority Party: Democrat (36 seats) Minority Party: Whig (23 seats) Other Parties: 3 Free Soiler Total Seats: 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33rd Congress (1853-1855) Majority Party: Democrat (38 seats) Minority Party: Whig (22 seats) Other Parties: 2 Free Soiler Total Seats: 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34th Congress (1855-1857) Majority Party: Democrat (39 seats) Minority Party: Opposition (22 seats) Other Parties: 1 American Party Total Seats: 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35th Congress (1857-1859) Majority Party: Democrat (41 seats) Minority Party: Republican (20 seats) Other Parties: 5 American Party Total Seats: 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36th Congress (1859-1861) Majority Party: Democrat (38 seats) Minority Party: Republican (26 seats) Other Parties: 2 American Party Total Seats: 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37th Congress (1861-1863) Majority Party: Republican (31 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (15 seats) Other Parties: 3 Unionist Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38th Congress (1863-1865) Majority Party: Republican (33 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (10 seats) Other Parties: 5 Unconditional Unionist; 4 Unionist Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39th Congress (1865-1867) Majority Party: Republican (39 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (11 seats) Other Parties: 3 Unconditional Unionist; 1 Unionist Total Seats: 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40th Congress (1867-1869) Majority Party: Republican (57 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (9 seats) Other Parties: 0 Vacant: 2 Total Seats: 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41st Congress (1869-1871) Majority Party: Republican (62 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (12 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42nd Congress (1871-1873) Majority Party: Republican (56 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (17 seats) Other Parties: 1 Liberal Republican Total Seats: 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43rd Congress (1873-1875) Majority Party: Republican (47 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (19 seats) Other Parties: 7 Liberal Republican Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44th Congress (1875-1877) Majority Party: Republican (46 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (28 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Republican Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45th Congress (1877-1879) Majority Party: Republican (40 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (35 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46th Congress (1879-1881) Majority Party: Democrat (42 seats) Minority Party: Republican (33 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47th Congress (1881-1883) Majority Party: Republican (37 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (37 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent; 1 Readjuster Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48th Congress (1883-1885) Majority Party: Republican (38 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (36 seats) Other Parties: 2 Readjuster Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49th Congress (1885-1887) Majority Party: Republican (42 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (34 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50th Congress (1887-1889) Majority Party: Republican (39 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (37 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51st Congress (1889-1891) Majority Party: Republican (51 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (37 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52nd Congress (1891-1893) Majority Party: Republican (47 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (39 seats) Other Parties: 2 Populist Total Seats: 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53rd Congress (1893-1895) Majority Party: Democrat (44 seats) Minority Party: Republican (40 seats) Other Parties: 3 Populist; 1 Silver Total Seats: 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54th Congress (1895-1897) Majority Party: Republican (44 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (40 seats) Other Parties: 4 Populist; 2 Silver Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55th Congress (1897-1899) Majority Party: Republican (44 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (34 seats) Other Parties: 5 Populist; 5 Silver Republican; 2 Silver Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56th Congress (1899-1901) Majority Party: Republican (53 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (26 seats) Other Parties: 5 Populist; 3 Silver Republican; 2 Silver Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57th Congress (1901-1903) Majority Party: Republican (56 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (32 seats) Other Parties: 2 Populist Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58th Congress (1903-1905) Majority Party: Republican (57 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (33 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59th Congress (1905-1907) Majority Party: Republican (58 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (32 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60th Congress (1907-1909) Majority Party: Republican (61 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (31 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61st Congress (1909-1911) Majority Party: Republican (60 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (32 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62nd Congress (1911-1913) Majority Party: Republican (52 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (44 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63rd Congress (1913-1915) Majority Party: Democrat (51 seats) Minority Party: Republican (44 seats) Other Parties: 1 Progressive Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64th Congress (1915-1917) Majority Party: Democrat (56 seats) Minority Party: Republican (40 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65th Congress (1917-1919) Majority Party: Democrat (54 seats) Minority Party: Republican (42 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66th Congress (1919-1921) Majority Party: Republican (49 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (47 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67th Congress (1921-1923) Majority Party: Republican (59 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (37 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 68th Congress (1923-1925) Majority Party: Republican (53 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (42 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69th Congress (1925-1927) Majority Party: Republican (54 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (41 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 70th Congress (1927-1929) Majority Party: Republican (48 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (46 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71st Congress (1929-1931) Majority Party: Republican (56 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (39 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72nd Congress (1931-1933) Majority Party: Republican (48 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (47 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73rd Congress (1933-1935) Majority Party: Democrat (59 seats) Minority Party: Republican (36 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 74th Congress (1935-1937) Majority Party: Democrat (69 seats) Minority Party: Republican (25 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor; 1 Progressive Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75th Congress (1937-1939) Majority Party: Democrat (76 seats) Minority Party: Republican (16 seats) Other Parties: 2 Farmer-Labor; 1 Progressive; 1 Independent Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76th Congress (1939-1941) Majority Party: Democrat (69 seats) Minority Party: Republican (23 seats) Other Parties: 2 Farmer-Labor; 1 Progressive; 1 Independent Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 77th Congress (1941-1943) Majority Party: Democrat (66 seats) Minority Party: Republican (28 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent; 1 Progressive Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 78th Congress (1943-1945) Majority Party: Democrat (57 seats) Minority Party: Republican (38 seats) Other Parties: 1 Progressive Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 79th Congress (1945-1947) Majority Party: Democrat (57 seats) Minority Party: Republican (38 seats) Other Parties: 1 Progressive Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80th Congress (1947-1949) Majority Party: Republican (51 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (45 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 81st Congress (1949-1951) Majority Party: Democrat (54 seats) Minority Party: Republican (42 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 82nd Congress (1951-1953) Majority Party: Democrat (49 seats) Minority Party: Republican (47 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 83rd Congress (1953-1955) Majority Party: Republican (48 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (47 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 96 Note: See Senate Membership Changes During the 83rd Congress ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84th Congress (1955-1957) Majority Party: Democrat (48 seats) Minority Party: Republican (47 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 96 Note: Strom Thurmond (SC) was an Independent Democrat during this Congress until his resignation on April 4, 1956. In November of that year he was elected as a Democrat to fill the vacancy created by his resignation. The Independent member listed above was Wayne Morse (OR), who changed from an Independent to a Democrat on February 17, 1955. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85th Congress (1957-1959) Majority Party: Democrat (49 seats) Minority Party: Republican (47 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 86th Congress (1959-1961) Majority Party: Democrat (65 seats) Minority Party: Republican (35 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 87th Congress (1961-1963) Majority Party: Democrat (64 seats) Minority Party: Republican (36 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88th Congress (1963-1965) Majority Party: Democrat (66 seats) Minority Party: Republican (34 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 89th Congress (1965-1967) Majority Party: Democrat (68 seats) Minority Party: Republican (32 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 90th Congress (1967-1969) Majority Party: Democrat (64 seats) Minority Party: Republican (36 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 91st Congress (1969-1971) Majority Party: Democrat (57 seats) Minority Party: Republican (43 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 92nd Congress (1971-1973) Majority Party: Democrat (54 seats) Minority Party: Republican (44 seats) Other Parties: 1 Conservative; 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 93rd Congress (1973-1975) Majority Party: Democrat (56 seats) Minority Party: Republican (42 seats) Other Parties: 1 Conservative; 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94th Congress (1975-1977) Majority Party: Democrat (60 seats) Minority Party: Republican (38 seats) Other Parties: 1 Conservative; 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95th Congress (1977-1979) Majority Party: Democrat (61 seats) Minority Party: Republican (38 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 96th Congress (1979-1981) Majority Party: Democrat (58 seats) Minority Party: Republican (41 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 97th Congress (1981-1983) Majority Party: Republican (53 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (46 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 98th Congress (1983-1985) Majority Party: Republican (54 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (46 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99th Congress (1985-1987) Majority Party: Republican (53 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (47 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100th Congress (1987-1989) Majority Party: Democrat (55 seats) Minority Party: Republican (45 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 101st Congress (1989-1991) Majority Party: Democrat (55 seats) Minority Party: Republican (45 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 102nd Congress (1991-1993) Majority Party: Democrat (56 seats) Minority Party: Republican (44 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 103rd Congress (1993-1995) Majority Party: Democrat (57 seats) Minority Party: Republican (43 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 Note: Party division changed to 56 Democrats and 44 Republicans after the June 5, 1993 election of Kay B. Hutchison (R-TX). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 104th Congress (1995-1997) Majority Party: Republican (52 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (48 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 Note: Party ratio changed to 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats after Richard Shelby of Alabama switched from the Democratic to Republican party on November 9, 1994. It changed again, to 54 Republicans and 46 Democrats, when Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado switched from the Democratic to Republican party on March 3, 1995. When Robert Packwood (R-OR) resigned on October 1, 1995, the Senate divided between 53 Republicans and 46 Democrats with one vacancy. Ron Wyden (D) returned the ratio to 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats when he was elected to fill the vacant Oregon seat. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 105th Congress (1997-1999) Majority Party: Republican (55 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (45 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 106th Congress (1999-2001) Majority Party: Republican (55 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (45 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 Note: As the 106th Congress began, the division was 55 Republican seats and 45 Democratic seats, but this changed to 54-45 on July 13, 1999 when Senator Bob Smith of New Hampshire switched from the Republican party to Independent status. On November 1, 1999, Smith announced his return to the Republican party, making the division once more 55 Republicans and 45 Democrats. Following the death of Senator Paul Coverdell (R-GA) on July 18, 2000, the balance shifted again, to 54 Republicans and 46 Democrats, when the governor appointed Zell Miller, a Democrat, to fill the vacancy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 107th Congress (2001-2003) Majority Party (Jan 3-20, 2001): Democrat (50 seats) Minority Party: Republican (50 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ________ Majority Party (Jan 20-June 6, 2001): Republican (50 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (50 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ______ Majority Party (June 6, 2001-November 12, 2002 --): Democrat (50 seats) Minority Party: Republican (49 seats) Other Parties: 1 Total Seats: 100 _____ Majority Party (November 12, 2002 - January 3, 2003): Republican (50 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (48 seats) Other Parties: 2 Total Seats: 100 Note: From January 3 to January 20, 2001, with the Senate divided evenly between the two parties, the Democrats held the majority due to the deciding vote of outgoing Democratic Vice President Al Gore. Senator Thomas A. Daschle served as majority leader at that time. Beginning on January 20, 2001, Republican Vice President Richard Cheney held the deciding vote, giving the majority to the Republicans. Senator Trent Lott resumed his position as majority leader on that date. On May 24, 2001, Senator James Jeffords of Vermont announced his switch from Republican to Independent status, effective June 6, 2001. Jeffords announced that he would caucus with the Democrats, giving the Democrats a one-seat advantage, changing control of the Senate from the Republicans back to the Democrats. Senator Thomas A. Daschle again became majority leader on June 6, 2001. Senator Paul D. Wellstone (D-MN) died on October 25, 2002, and Independent Dean Barkley was appointed to fill the vacancy. The November 5, 2002 election brought to office elected Senator James Talent (R-MO), replacing appointed Senator Jean Carnahan (D-MO), shifting balance once again to the Republicans -- but no reorganization was completed at that time since the Senate was out of session. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 108th Congress (2003-2005) Majority Party: Republican (51 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (48 seats) Other Parties: Independent (1 seat) Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109th Congress (2005-2007) Majority Party: Republican (55 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (44 seats) Other Parties: Independent (1 seat) Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 110th Congress (2007-2009) Majority Party: Democrat (49 seats) Minority Party: Republican (49 seats) Other Parties: 1Independent; 1 Independent Democrat Total Seats: 100
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WHO HOLDS THE SEATS IN THE HOUSE?
The seats in the House of Representatives are held by elected officials known as Representatives, who are chosen by voters in their respective congressional districts. The total number of seats is fixed at 435, and they serve two-year terms. The distribution of seats among the states is based on population, as determined by the decennial census. Currently, the political party in control of the House is determined by which party holds the majority of these seats.
How does Congress determine how many representatives each state has in the House of Representatives?
The number of seats each State is apportioned in the House of Representatives is determined by the state's population as a percentage of the total US population, as recorded by the most recent decennial (every ten years) US Census.
What is total number of members in the US Congress total number of members in the US Congress?
535 is the total number of members in the U.S. Congress: 435 Representatives and 100 Senators. In addition to the 435 voting members in the House, there are also five non-voting seats. These seats are filled by representatives from the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Each of these representatives, except Puerto Rico, serve as delegates in the House. The representative from Puerto Rico is officially a resident commissioner.
A auditorium has 6 sections of steats with 12 rows in each section each row has 20 seats how many total seats asre there?
To find the total number of seats in the auditorium, multiply the number of sections by the number of rows per section and then by the number of seats per row. This can be calculated as follows: 6 sections × 12 rows/section × 20 seats/row = 1,440 seats. Therefore, the auditorium has a total of 1,440 seats.
How is the number of electors (electoral votes) each state receives determined in the United States?
The number of electors (electoral votes) each state receives in the United States is determined by the total number of representatives and senators that state has in Congress. Each state has a number of electors equal to the total of its senators (always 2) and representatives based on its population size.
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.
Total number of all India mds seats?
1352
What determines the total number seats in the house?
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What is the number of judges on the Court of Appeals?
Third Circuit:14 Number of Active Seats Allocated02 Vacancies09 Senior judges23 Total Seats
