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Congress determines the number of representatives to which each state is entitled every how many years?
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∙ 2012-09-02 23:35:37
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.
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What determines the number of representatives assigned in congress to each state?
the population determines the number of representatives assigned in congress to each state.
What determines how many electoral votes a state has?
Each state has a number of electoral votes (electors) equal to the number of Senators and Representatives that particular state is entitled to have in Congress. If a state is entitled to have 10 Representatives and 2 Senators, it gets 12 electoral votes. See Article 2, Section 2 of the US Constitution.
What determines the number of electors a state has in the Electoral College?
in the Electoral College, each state has as many electors as it has members in congress. for example, if a state has 17 representatives and 2 senators, it is entitled to 19 electoral votes.
Total number of Representatives in the us congress?
The total number of Representatives in congress is 435
How is the number of electoral vote determined?
by the number of representatives and senators in that state
What determines the number of representatives assigned in congress to each state?
the population determines the number of representatives assigned in congress to each state.
What determines the total number of representatives in the House of Representatives?
Each state is represented in the House proportionally to its population, and is entitled to at least one Representative. The total number of Representatives is currently fixed at 435 by the Reapportionment Act of 1929, though Congress has the authority to change that number. Each Representative serves for a two-year term and may be re-elected an unlimited number of times. In the end Congress determines the number of representatives in the House.
A census determines what?
The new number of representatives to which each state is entitled- a process called reapportionment
What determines how many electoral votes a state has?
Each state has a number of electoral votes (electors) equal to the number of Senators and Representatives that particular state is entitled to have in Congress. If a state is entitled to have 10 Representatives and 2 Senators, it gets 12 electoral votes. See Article 2, Section 2 of the US Constitution.
What determines the number of electors a state has in the Electoral College?
in the Electoral College, each state has as many electors as it has members in congress. for example, if a state has 17 representatives and 2 senators, it is entitled to 19 electoral votes.
What decides the number of representatives in the house of representatives?
The population of the state determines the number of Representatives.
What determines a states number of representatives sent to congress?
The States population!This number is based on the Census, it takes place every 10 years.
Total number of Representatives in the us congress?
The total number of Representatives in congress is 435
The number of representatives which a state is entitled to have in the house of representatives is based on?
Population.
What decides the number of reprsentatives in the house of representatives?
The population of the state determines the number of Representatives.
How does the Census take every ten years determine reapportionment in the House?
The population of each state determines the new number of representatives to which each state is entitled.
A states population determines the number of members in this legislative branch?
A state's population determines the number of members in the House of Representatives.
