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The idea that the House of Representatives is based on population is attributed to James Madison. He argued for a proportional representation system, where the number of seats in the House would be determined by a state's population, during the Constitutional Convention. This is reflected in the "Three-Fifths Compromise" and the apportionment of seats based on the Census every ten years.
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Is the House of Representatives based on population?
The house of representatives ~ APEX
How are districts chosen?
This questions refers to United States Congressional Districting. Membership in the House of Representatives is based on population. Population is determined by the Census. Through the Census numbers districts are drawn. That being said districting can be very political through the use of gerrymandering.
Who would have been happier with their representations in the house small or large states?
In the House of Representatives, the number of delegates a state has is based on its population. The states with larger populations would, therefore, have greater representation and could be said to be happier with the system than states with smaller populations.
Who would have been happier with their representation in the house small states or large states and why?
Unlike the Senate where every state receives two representatives, House representation is based on state population. So, more populated states would receive more representatives than less populated states.
What part of congress has 2 people from each state?
senate because there are 100 senates with 50 states and 2 senates for each state so with that begin said it's the senate and the second on is house of representatives because if you look up the legislative branch in Google it says the 2 main parts of the legislative government is the house of Representative and the senate.
What did the three fifths compromise solve?
Because of slavery in the south sometimes the slave population outnumbered the whites due to the amount of slaves plantation owners had and the number of plantations and farms. The Three-fifths compromise said that African American slaves counted for 3/5 of a person, and because representation in the house of representatives is based on population, this allowed states with many slaves to gain more representatives in congress.
How did the delegates in the Constitutional Convention settle their differences?
Their debate was on how each State would be represented in the Congress. Large states wanted to have the Number of representatives based upon the Population and the small states wanted it to be equal number for each state. The answer was to have a Congress made up of 2 Houses: (A) House of Representativves based upon a State's population and (B) Congress which has equal senators elected from each state.
What member of the House of Representatives recently said members of the Tea Party faction are domestic enemies?
The House of Representatives member who said that members of the Tea Party factions are domestic enemies was Rep. Steve Cohen, from Tennessee.
In his last speech to the House of Representatives Tom DeLay said that the best thing for the nation was?
In the last speech to the House of Representatives, Tom DeLay said the best thing for the nation was to listen to the children. He wanted each party to help the children.
How many terms does the members on the Texas house serve?
In clarification of the question, it appears to ask what is the term of a member of the US House of Representatives. With that said, Representatives serve two year terms. There is no limit to how many times they can be reelected to the House of Representatives.
Does the House of Representatives in Japan have 500 members or 480?
Said to be 480 but if I'm wrong sorry!
What did the the Connecticut compromise create?
The Connecticut Compromise created the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate will have equal representation of the people of each state, while the House of Representatives will be elected in proportion to population.
