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______________ is the process by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are distributed among the 50 states.
Congressional apportionment
What is our House of Representatives apportionment based upon?
The number of residents in each state (Population).
How many congressional seats does Indiana have?
Nine
_______ refers to the manipulation of district lines to protect or change political power.
Gerrymandering
_________ is the process that each state takes to redistrict.
Redistricting
Who chooses representatives?
Direct popular vote
Ever __ years we go through the process of reapportionment.
10 years
In most states, the _____ is responsible for drawing electoral boundaries.
legislature
The legislature is made up of ______ and _____.
House of Representatives and the Senate.
How many representatives are in the house of representatives
435
When are we scheduled for our next reapportionment?
2020
Why does redistricting matter?
Redistricting affects political power.
There a ____ senatiors
100
Who is the majority in the house of Representatives, currently.
Democrats
We refer to the number of citizens in the U.S. as counted every year to be the ____________ .
decennial census.
How often does redistricting occur?
Every 10 years
There are ______ Congress members.
535
Name an indiana representative.
André Carson
Susan Brooks
Trey Hollingsworth
Greg Pense
Jim Banks
Jackie Walorski
Pete Visclosky
Larry Bucshon
Jim Baird
Who has the most congressional seats?
California (53)
How many state representatives are in Wyoming?
One