Apportionment Act of 1911
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The Apportionment Act of 1911 was a U.S. federal law that fixed the size of the House of Representatives at 435 members and established rules for how seats would be allocated among the states after each census.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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apportionment act ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution | United States Electoral College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affects | representation in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| appliesAfter | each decennial census ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1911 in American law
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United States congressional acts ⓘ United States federal apportionment legislation ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Article I of the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| determines | distribution of House seats among the states ⓘ |
| effect |
limited growth of the House of Representatives
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set long‑term size of the House at 435 voting members ⓘ |
| effectOnElectoralCollege | fixed the base number of House seats used to calculate electoral votes ⓘ |
| fixedHouseSize | 435 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Reapportionment Act of 1929 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | allocation of House seats among the states ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeBranch | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermImpact |
established the modern size of the House of Representatives
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influenced political representation balance among U.S. states ⓘ |
| precededBy | Apportionment Act of 1901 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish rules for allocating House seats among the states after each census
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to fix the size of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Reapportionment Act of 1929 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedMethod | method of major fractions was later replaced by the method of equal proportions ⓘ |
| scope | post‑census reapportionment of House seats ⓘ |
| setNumberOfRepresentatives | 435 ⓘ |
| setsMinimumRepresentation | one Representative per state ⓘ |
| signedBy | William Howard Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingPresident | William Howard Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
United States House representation
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congressional apportionment ⓘ |
| typeOfApportionment | population‑based apportionment ⓘ |
| usesDataFrom | United States decennial census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod | method of major fractions ⓘ |
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