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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress. House.

United States.

Federal government.

Population.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (30 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

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 2011, and provides a framework for evaluating appointment methods.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. House of Representatives Apportionment Formula

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