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| 1-1 of 1Reapportionment flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | More Congress: reapportionment and budget actsby laurened193 | 10 terms | November 3, 2009 |
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| reapportionment definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | the process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census | 23 sets | |
| 2 | the process of reassigning representation based on population after every census | 13 sets | |
| 3 | the process of reallocating seats in the house of representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the census. | 9 sets | |
| 4 | a new apportionment (especially a reallotment of congressional seats in the united states on the basis of census results) | 8 sets | |
| 5 | the assigning by congress of congressional seats after each census. state legislatures reapportion state legislative districts. | 7 sets | |
| 6 | the relocation of electoral seats to defined territories. | 6 sets | |
| 7 | the assigning by congress of congressional seats after each census. | 6 sets | |
| 8 | redrawing of electoral district lines to reflect population changes | 5 sets | |
| 9 | the process of a reallocation of electoral seats to defined territories | 5 sets | |
| 10 | the process and outcome of a reallocation of electoral seats to defined territories, such as congressional seats to states of the united states. | 3 sets | |
| 11 | assigning congressional seats by congress after each census. state legislatures reapportion state legislative districts | 3 sets | |
| 12 | a reallocation of congressional seats among the states every ten years, following the census | 3 sets | |
| 13 | the allocation of seats in the house of representatives to each state after each census. | 3 sets | |
| 14 | redrawing of congressional district lines to reflect population shifts | 3 sets | |
| 15 | the process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census. | 3 sets | |
| 16 | process by which representative districts are switched according to population shifts, so that each district encompasses approximately the same number of people | 3 sets | |
| 17 | the relocation of electoral seats to defined territories | 3 sets | |
| 18 | reallocation of house seats to the states on the basis of changes in state populations, as determined by the census | 3 sets | |
| 19 | the asigning by congress of congressional seats after each census. state legislatures reapportion state legislative districts | 2 sets | |
| 20 | the process of reallocating seats in the house of representatives every ten years | 2 sets | |
| 21 | the process of reassigning representation based on population | 2 sets | |
| 22 | process by which representative districts are switched according to population shifts, so that each district encompasses approximately the same number of people. | 2 sets | |
| 23 | the way in which states redraw their election districts | 2 sets | |
| 24 | re-drawing maps to establish voting districts that are close to equal in population | 2 sets | |
| 25 | the redrawing of the boundaries of voting districts | 2 sets | |
| 26 | the process of revising the boundaries of legislative districts in order to achieve relatively equal populations | 2 sets | |
| 27 | the process of reallocating seats in the house of representatives every ten years on the basis of the results of the census | 2 sets | |
| 28 | r: redistribute the seats in a legislative body | 2 sets | |
| 29 | the allocation of house seats to the states after each decennial census | 2 sets | |
| 30 | the drawing of new voting districts is called | 2 sets | |
| 31 | the assigning by congress of congressional seats after each census | 2 sets | |
| 32 | this is dividing the state into congressional districts after a census is taken | 2 sets | |
| 33 | the way states draw up political districts based on changes in population; lots didn't take the large number of people in the city into account | 2 sets | |
| 34 | population of each state determines the new number of representatives to which each is entitled | 2 sets | |
| 35 | moving districts according to population shifts. | 2 sets | |
| 36 | the process in which a state legislature redraws congressional districts based on population increases or declines | 2 sets | |
| 37 | redistribue, as in seats in a legislative body | 1 set | |
| 38 | process of alloting congressional seats to each state by census | 1 set | |
| 39 | refers tot he allocation of house seats to the states after each ten-year census | 1 set | |
| 40 | after a census, determining the number of representatives | 1 set | |