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In debates leading up the the Three-fifths Compromise southern states argued that?
Slaves should be counted when counting a state’s population to determine representation in congress
What were some major issues of debate while the constitution was being developed?
One issue that was very important to the constitutional delegates involved how strong the Federal government should be. Another crucial issue was how to determine the number of representatives each state would have in the Legislature.
Why did the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to create a bicameral legislature?
The framers agreed to create the United States Senate and House of Representatives as a compromise. During the Constitutional Convention, framers disagreed on whether or not the legislative branch of government should represent the states equally or based on population. As such, the Senate has an equal number of 2 representatives for each state, and the House of Representatives has a certain number of representatives for each state depending on population.
Edmund Burkes idea of representatives as trustees was based on the claim that?
representatives should follow their own judgment of the public interest
The Great worked out how representation in congress would be determined?
The Great Compromise stated that representation in the House of Representatives should be determined through population. While the Senate would have an equal number of representatives from each state, the House of Representatives would include one representative for each 30,000 individuals in a state.
What tool is used to determine the number of representatives should change?
A calender
Does Oliver Ellsworth believe that the population of a state should determine the number of representatives?
yes
What tool is used to determine when the number of representitatives should change?
a calendar
How do you determine how many congressional representatives a state should have?
By the population of that state.
What branch of government can impeach judges and change number of US Supreme Court justices?
The Legislative Branch.Congress may change the size of the Supreme Court.The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment (like indictment); the Senate has the sole authority to try and impeached official to determine if he or she should be removed from office.
Can the size of the House of Representatives change?
Yes the number of the House of Representatives does and can change. It has been many years with large population increases which should have been addressed. They don't add for population without taking from another place keeping the 435 member number. The large population states are being cheated of representation. Every so many people should have a representative. That has not changed and should have.
How is the number of representatives for each state in the House of Representatives?
The number of representatives from each state is not set on a fix count. The total number of representatives should only be 435. With this, census will be conducted to check the total number of population for them to decide the number of representative needed.
In debates leading up the the Three-fifths Compromise southern states argued that?
Slaves should be counted when counting a state’s population to determine representation in congress
What is the basis for number of US representatives for each state?
The ratio of each state's population to the population of all the states at the time of the last official census should equal the ratio of the state's Representatives to all the Representatives.
What is the best number of variables for a scientific investigation?
In an experiment containing a number of possible variables only one of these should be altered in each individual experiment. Otherwise it is not possible to determine which variable is responsible for a particular change.
To determine how to divide the time you have to finish a project what should you do?
Divide the number of days you have by the number of tasks you have to do
How do you determine how many representatives you should have?
You can find those data by going to the web site of the U. S. Census Bureau and searching for "2010 Apportionment Results".
