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Mr. Wonderful

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on: Jul 10, 2018
Explain how often Congress reapportions its membership and how such reapportionment can affect the reelection of incumbent members of Congress.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Who are most likely to engage in ticket splitting?
 
  a. nonvoters
  b. Democrats
  c. Independents
  d. Republicans


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kusterl

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the census occurs every 10 years.States that have gained significantly in population will be given more House seats; states that have lost substantial population will lose one or more of their seats.
2, Explain that incumbents may lose supporters if the boundaries of their districts change after the census is conducted.
3, Explain that State legislatures must then redraw their states' district lines to the benefit of the majority party of the state legislature, which helps members from the majority party win reelection and hurts members from the minority party.

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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