Apportionment

Question 1

The act of dividing up a mixed number of things among groups of different sizes according to some plan, especially to make proportionate distribution in a fair manner.

Answer 1

Apportionment

Question 2

the parties having a stake in the apportionment

Answer 2

states

Question 3

indivisible objects that are divided among n
states

Answer 3

seats

Question 4

set of n positive numbers that are used as the basis for the apportionment of the seats to the states

Answer 4

population

Question 5

ratio of the total population to the total
number of seats to be allocated

Answer 5

Standard Divisor (d)

Question 6

total population/total number of seats

Answer 6

Standard Divisor (d)

Question 7

ratio of a state’s population to the standard divisor

Answer 7

Standard Quota (q)

Question 8

state’s population/d

Answer 8

Standard Quota (q)

Question 9

Proposed by Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804)

Answer 9

Hamilton’s Method

Question 10

First apportionment method to be approved in the United States of America Congress in 1791, but was
vetoed by President George Washington in 1792.

Answer 10

Hamilton’s Method

Question 11

True or False.
Hamilton’s method was adopted by the US Congress from 1852 until 1911.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

True or False.
Hamilton’s method tend to favor smaller states.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

Proposed by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Answer 13

Jefferson’s Method

Question 14

First used in US Congress in 1791 until 1842 after Hamilton’s method was vetoed by Pres. Washington.

Answer 14

Jefferson’s Method

Question 15

First 3 steps are the same as Hamilton’s method

Answer 15

Jefferson’s Method

Question 16

True or False.
Jefferson’s Method tends to favor larger states

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Proposed by John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)

Answer 17

Adam’s Method

Question 18

proposed using a modified divisor greater than the standard
divisor, and he rounded up the modified quota to get the upper quota. To “round up” means to add 1 to the whole number part if the decimal part is not equal to zero.

Answer 18

Adam’s Method

Question 19

True or False.
Adam’s Method tends to favor smaller states

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Proposed by Daniel Webster (1782-1852)

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Webster’s Method

Question 21

US Congress adopted this method in 1842 but in 1852, Hamilton’s method replaced it.

Answer 21

Webster’s Method

Question 22

proposed rounding off the standard quota to get the “rounded quota”.

Answer 22

Webster’s Method

Question 23

First 3 steps are the same as the other methods.

Answer 23

Webster’s Method

Question 24

Proposed by Edward Huntington and Joseph Hill

Answer 24

Hill-Huntington’s Method

Question 25

This method is currently the method of apportionment used by
the US Congress.

Answer 25

Hill-Huntington’s Method

Question 26

Similar to Webster’s method, but attempts to minimize the percent differences of how many people each representative will represent.

Answer 26

Hill-Huntington’s Method

Question 27

It slightly favors small states.

Answer 27

Hill-Huntington’s Method

Question 28

Proposed by William Lowndes (1782-1822)

Answer 28

Lowndes’ Method

Question 29

When deciding where the remaining representatives should
go, we divide the decimal part of each state’s quota by the whole number part

Answer 29

Lowndes’ Method

Question 30

More favorable to smaller states.

Answer 30

Lowndes’ Method