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Reapportionment

Reapportionment. Reapportionment. The U.S. is a REPRESENTATIVE type of government Citizens elect people to Congress to vote on issues for them Constituents are the people represented by the member of Congress 2 Senators per state (represent the whole state)

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Reapportionment

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  1. Reapportionment

  2. Reapportionment • The U.S. is a REPRESENTATIVE type of government • Citizens elect people to Congress to vote on issues for them • Constituents are the people represented by the member of Congress • 2 Senators per state (represent the whole state) • Members of the House represent a particular district (area) of the state

  3. Census • Membership to the House of Representatives is based on population • 435 seats available – divided among states based on population • Census – a population count; official national census occurs every 10 years and is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau

  4. Reapportionment • EVERY 10 YEARS THE SEATS IN THE HOUSE MUST BE RE-DIVIDED! • reapportionment – the process of reassigning representation based on population • When some states grow faster than others, the slower growing states may lose seats (representation) in the House without actually experiencing a decrease in population

  5. Redistrict • Redistrict – to set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete

  6. Gerrymander • Gerrymander – redistrict lines in a state to the political advantage of the State’s dominant party • Packing – putting opponents votes into one district • Cracking – splitting up opponents votes into many districts

  7. The Process Census  Reapportionment  Redistricting  Gerrymandering

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