Activity 2I Flashcards
Can any state ever lose all its representatives?
No there must be a minimum of one representative per state
Could a state have more Senators than members of the House of Representatives?
Yes, the senate guarantees that each state must have two representatives. But for the house of representatives, if the their ratio of population and representation is one person then the number of senators would be higher than the house of representatives.
What is Redistricting?
process of redrawing voting district lines to reflect population changes. (every 10 years)
What are Congressional districts?
define who represents you in the U.S. House of Representatives.
What are state legislative districts?
define who represents you in the state House and Senate.
What is Congressional Redistricting?
process of redrawing district boundaries within a state based on the number of districts it has received in reapportionment.
Why does the US House have to be redistricted?
The United States Constitution requires congressional seats to be reapportioned among the states after each decennial census. Because the Supreme Court in the 1960s interpreted the Constitution to require that each US House district have equal numbers of people, any state with more than one district must adjust its district lines. The average district is home to about 700,000 people.
To keep an accurate count of the number of representatives given to each state.
Who is in charge of redistricting?
State legislators and governors redraw the boundaries of the US House districts, although Congress has the right to regulate and modify state plans.
What’s the difference between redistricting and reapportionment?
Reapportionment is the reassignment of representation due to changes in the population. Redistricting is the new congression and state legislative district boundaries being drawn.
What is reapportionment?
Reassignment of representation due to population changes
