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every state gets a certain number of represenatives depending on the states population. the bigger the population a state has the more represenatives it has

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Q: What does the census have to do with the number of representatives per state?
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Why do senators serve longer terms than representatives?

there are more representatives than there are senators. senators=100 (2 per state) representatives=435 (depends on census count)


One state cannot add another representative without another state doing what?

The number of US Representatives is limited to 435. They are apportioned by percentage of population, with the minimum being one representative per state.The Constitution mandates a census every 10 years, and this is used to apportion the number of representatives assigned to each state. As populations move from state to state, some states will gain representatives, and some will lose representatives.


Who decides the number of senate seats held by each state?

The Constitution states that there will be two senators per state. With the current 50 states, there are 100 Senators. The number of members in The House of Representatives has been fixed at 435 members since 1911. The number of Representatives for each state is determined by population, with each state guaranteed one representative. South Dakota has one, California has 53. The number of representatives is re-apportioned between states every 10 year census. The highest number of representatives was 437 when Alaska and Hawaii were added in 1959, but reduced by re-apportionment back to 435 after the 1960 census.


How are the electorals divided per state?

Each state is apportioned a number of representatives based on state population. Population is determined every 10 years with a census. In conjunction with state representatives, each state is given 2 senators to represent them in congress. The number of representatives plus the number of senators equals the number of electorial votes each state is given.


How often is the number of congressional districts per state determined?

The number of congressional districts per state is determined every 10 years, after the census.

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What is the US census used to determine?

How many representatives a state has


How is representation in each determined?

In the Senate, each state gets 2 representatives. In the House of Representatives, the number of representatives per state is based on the population. This is determined from the census every ten years.


What happens in the house of representatives after the census bureau has counted the population?

reappointment of how many representatives from each state are in the house of representatives


How are the number of reps per state decided?

The number of representatives per state is determined by the state's population, according to the decennial census. Each state is guaranteed at least one representative, with the remaining seats allocated based on population size using a method called apportionment.


How many people in congress per state?

The number of representatives depends on the population of each state. The bigger the state, the more representatives they will have. This is mentioned in the US Constitution in Amendment 14, Section 2.


How does the government decide how many officials will be in the Senate and the House of Representatives?

The number of representatives is proportional to the number of districts within a state. The number of districts is determined by population as reported in the census.


How many us senators and us representatives are there in each state combined?

There are 100 senators, 2 per state. There are 435 representatives, and the exact number for each state varies based on its population as recorded by the US Census.


What is determined by the census that is taken every ten years?

The new number of representatives to which each state is entitled- a process called reapportionment


What decides the number of electoral college voter per state?

The number of electoral college voters per state is determined by the number of representatives the state has in the House of Representatives plus its two senators. The number of representatives is based on each state's population, which is determined by the decennial census.


Which house of congress has represenatives?

In the Senate, each state gets 2 representatives. In the House of Representatives, the number of representatives per state is based on the population. This is determined from the census every ten years.


Are there 4 representatives in the House of Representatives?

No, there are 435 representatives in the House of Representatives. The number of representatives for each state is based on its population, with a minimum of one representative per state.


What articles identifies the number of representatives per state in the congress?

The article that identifies the number of Representatives per state is article 1 (section 2).