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- Title
CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT AND NATIONAL POLITICAL POWER.
- Authors
FARRELLY, DAVID G.; HINDERAKER, IVAN
- Abstract
The article discusses possible affect of the U.S. Census 1950 on the apportionment of the U.S. legislative districts. It states that census done every 10 years represents social and economic changes during the decade, and reapportioning of representation is done according to populations of each state. It further states that the population shifts affects the electoral college of states in the Congress. It reports that the reapportionment of the U.S. Congress seats in 1951, according to the 1950 Census, led to decrease in voting strength of 9 states, while increased the representation from 7 states.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CONGRESSIONAL apportionment; UNITED States census, 1950; DEMOGRAPHIC change; ELECTORAL college; UNITED States. Congress. House; REPRESENTATIVE government; ELECTION districts; LEGISLATIVE bodies; STATES (Political subdivisions)
- Publication
Law & Contemporary Problems, 1952, Vol 17, Issue 2, p338
- ISSN
0023-9186
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1190237