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1
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california number of representatives

A

52

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texas number of representatives

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38

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Article 1

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all legislative power granted shall be vested in a Congress which consists of
-House of Representatives
-Senate
designed to have the most power because it is directly chosen by the people

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4
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bicameral

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two house legislature consisting of House of Representatives and Senate

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5
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census

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every 10 years ending in a 0

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6
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maximum amount of Representatives

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435

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7
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apportionment

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process to determine the amount of representatives from each state

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after the census and apportionment what comes next?

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reapportionment

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9
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what is reapportionment?

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redrawing districts

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10
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what U.S. territories get some say with delegates

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Puerto Rico
Guam
Virgin Islands
Mariana Trench
Samoa

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gerrymandering

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members of the House of Delegates will purposefully redraw districts to give their party the advantage
-State votes on the approval of the new districts

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12
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what are the two ways to gerrymander

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packing and cracking

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Gerrymandering: packing

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drawing in opponent and packing them in as little districts as possible
decreases opponent voter strength

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gerrymandering: cracking

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taking 1 district and splitting it into several places
spreads supporters out

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15
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voting block

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group of people voting the same way

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16
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every similar requirement

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-age requirement
-citizenship
-residency

17
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House Requirements to become a Representative

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age- 25 years
citizenship- must be a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years
residency- must live in the state that the district is located

Constituency- smaller, typically 700,000
prestige- lower house

18
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House Term and Limits

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term- 2 years
election every 2 years in even number of years
no limits on how many times they can run

19
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when do citizens vote

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the Tuesday after the first Monday of the month on an even numbered year

20
Q

who was the longest reigning Representative

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John Dingle Jr.
59 years

21
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who originally chose the senate

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the State Senate

22
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what amendment changed the way that Senators were chosen?

A

17th Amendment

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