Each state chooses U.S. Senators U.S. Representatives to make U.S. statutes.

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Choosing U.S. Representatives is more complicated.

Every 10 years, the U.S. government takes a national census.

Using census results, Congress reapportions 435 House seats. Using census results, Congress reapportions 435 House seats.

When states learn the number of U.S. Representatives for their state, they redistrict their states.

Some states require run-offs so that candidates will have a majority.

After all the shuffling….. Each U.S. House District chooses one Representative Florida U.S. House District 24

Honorable Barbara Cubin Sparsely populated states choose only one U.S. Representative!

Rules: Baker v. Carr (1962) The 14 th Amendment’s “equal protection clause” applies to voting cases. Baker v. Carr (1962) The 14 th Amendment’s “equal protection clause” applies to voting cases. Wesberry v. Sanders (1964) Each state must insure that each vote counts equally in selection of members of the U.S. House Wesberry v. Sanders (1964) Each state must insure that each vote counts equally in selection of members of the U.S. House ( one-man, one-vote principle) ( one-man, one-vote principle)

To benefit his political party, Massachusetts Governor Albridge Gerry encouraged his state legislature to draw a strangely- shaped district.

Gerrymandering >C onstitutional to benefit one party over another. >Unconstitutional to benefit one race over another.

Kinds of legal gerrymandering… Packing place many voters of one type into a single district to reduce their influence in other districts Packing place many voters of one type into a single district to reduce their influence in other districts Cracking spreading out voters of a particular type among many districts in order to deny them a large voting block in any district Cracking spreading out voters of a particular type among many districts in order to deny them a large voting block in any district