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How is the number of electoral vote determined?
by the number of representatives and senators in that state
Why is the house of representatives favored by the larger states?
The House of Representatives is favored by larger states because the number of representatives in the House for each state is decided by the states' population. This means that larger states have more representatives. Therefore, they will have more votes and a bigger influence.
Does the total number of members in the House of Representatives changes at the beginning of each Congress?
false
How do they determine how many electoral votes each candidate will get?
Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of 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 do stats determine the number of electoral votes they will each have?
number of representatives in the House of Representatives
How is the number of electoral vote determined?
by the number of representatives and senators in that state
What was the problem that arose concerning how the states would determine taxation and how many representatives each state would get in the house of representatives and what did the southern states su?
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How many house representatives for each state?
The number vary depending on population. Every 10 years a census is done to determine state population and then the number of representatives each state has.
What is the rule for determining the number of representatives each state allowed to have in the house of representatives?
depends on the states population!
How is number of House of Representatives determined?
the number of represenatives for each state is based on that states population
How does a state determine the number of senators can be elect?
All states have 2 senators. Population determines number of representatives.
Why is the house of representatives favored by the larger states?
The House of Representatives is favored by larger states because the number of representatives in the House for each state is decided by the states' population. This means that larger states have more representatives. Therefore, they will have more votes and a bigger influence.
Is the number of representatives in the house of representatives based on how wealthy a state is?
The number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives from each state is based on the population in each state. The number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state.
What does the number of representatives each state has to depend on?
Senators are independent of representatives. The number of representatives per state depends on the population of that state. However, there are always two senators for each state no matter what the population size. the number of senators and representatives do not depend on each other.
What determine the number of presidential election for each state?
Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) +3 (for DC).
Number of members representing each state?
2 and there fifty states, so there is 100 representatives from each state...
