House of Representatives Apportionment Formula : An Analysis of Proposals for Change and Their Impact on States.

Analyzes options available to change the formula of apportioning seats in the House of Representatives among the states in proportion to population. Examines and defines various appointment methods based on rounding or ranking fractions. Discusses the impact of changing the formula in 2001, and prov...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress. > House. Federal government. Population. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Analyzes options available to change the formula of apportioning seats in the House of Representatives among the states in proportion to population. Examines and defines various appointment methods based on rounding or ranking fractions. Discusses the impact of changing the formula in 2001, and provides a framework for evaluating appointment methods.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.