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If a state sends four congressional districts to the House of Representatives how many electors does it have to represent it at the electoral college?
6 (4 for the House seats and 2 for the Senate seats)
What is the distribution of seats in the US Senate?
The Senate is easier to explain. It gives each state (50) 2 senate seats, so that totals 100 seats. In addition, the Vice President serves as the President of the Senate, but can only vote to break a tie. Thus it is called the Voice of the States. The House of Representatives is more difficult. It is the voice of the people, so each state is, first of all, awarded House seats based on population. There is a given number of seats in the house, 435, which are distributed among the states. California, by far the largest in population, has the most house seats. Within each state the seats are divided up based on population, so that, for example, say California with about 54 seats (approx.) would have their seats divided up, geographically, so that there would be 54 congressional districts with approximately the same population, each of these districts represented by 1 Congressmen (House member). So, that , in the end their are 100 Senators (+1 Vice President) + 435 Representatives in the Congress for a total of 536 members of Congress. Then these 536 Congressional members total the number of Electoral Votes in each national election for President, every 4 years. A person to be elected president needs 50% + 1 of these electoral college votes, so the magic number to be elected President is 269 electoral votes every 4 years.
why is gerrymanding a problem for the house of representatives but not the senate?
Senate seats are not assigned based on congressional districts - Apex
Where electoral votes are given to states based on?
The number of house representatives the state has plus the two senate seats.
How many congressional districts does Ohio have?
With an estimated population of 11.54 million, Ohio has 16 congressional districts. There are 435 congressional districts in the United States.
Why is gerrymandering a problem for the House of Representatives but not the senate?
Senate seats are not assigned based on congressional districts - Apex
At least how many federal districts does each state have?
States don't really have electoral districts - they have electoral votes allocated based on the total of their senators and representatives. Each state thus has at LEAST 3 electors since each has 2 senators and at least one US Representative. A state with 6 seats in the US House of Representatives gets 8 electoral votes. A state with 12 US Representatives gets 14 electoral votes - and so forth. Most states appoint their electors on a winner-take-all basis, based on the statewide popular vote on Election Day. Maine and Nebraska are the only two current exceptions. Maine and Nebraska distribute their electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice-presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from each of their Congressional districts.
For what reasons must seats in Congress be reaportioned every 10 years?
Seats in Congress are based on the results of the US Census, which occurs every ten years. That means that the population is represented if it has grown, or if a different area has become more populous and so on.
How do the two house of congress balance the interests of large and small states?
House seats are based on population. But each state, regardless of size, has two Senate seats.
How do the two houses of congress balance the interests of large and small states?
House seats are based on population. But each state, regardless of size, has two Senate seats.
How many seats did the US Congress first have?
when the U.S. congress was first created it only had 65 seats.
What was the purpose of the reapportionment act of 1929?
Membership in the House needed to be capped to prevent an excessive number of members.
