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Who is responsible for redistricting if a state gains or looses reprsentation?

State Legislatures


How is redistricting most related to power of state government?

Redistricting changes political borders within a geographical area.


How is redistricting most related to the power of state government?

Redistricting changes political borders within a geographical area.


Who has the power of state legislatures and governors?

The president


Who undertakes redistricting and gerrymandering within a state?

Redistricting is always controlled by the state legislature following the census. It is approved by the governor and/or by the redistricting commissions in states such as Arizona and Iowa.


Who determines redistricting in the US?

Redistricting in the US is primarily determined by state legislatures, who are responsible for drawing new district boundaries after each census. Some states have created independent commissions to handle redistricting in order to reduce partisan influence. Federal law also requires that district boundaries must be redrawn every ten years based on the new census data.


Why did nullification worry some state legislatures?

because then the state legislatures have less power. this is because the people now had a voice to say what laws they wanted in or out


What were Thomas Jefferson's Ideas and thoughts?

That most power should be in the state legislatures


Who is in charge of redistricting?

The governor of a state appoints a committee charged with redistricting the voting districts according to population.


Who has legislative power in the state?

The names of State legislatures vary; in Illinois, for example, it's the General Assembly.


What is the power to select senators from each state?

Originally the Constitution get each state Legislatures the power to select the senators from each state.


Where did nearly all the state constitutions written in the late 1770 place most of the power?

Nearly all of the state constitutions written in the late 1770s placed most of the power in the legislatures. Legislatures were extensions of the English government in the US colonies.