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Congressional Apportionment

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Congressional Apportionment. Census and Reapportionment. The Constitution directs Congress to reapportion House seats and districts in year after census . The Reapportionment Act of 1929 set the permanent size of the House to 435.

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  1. CongressionalApportionment

  2. Census and Reapportionment • The Constitution directs Congress to reapportion House seats and districts in year after census. • The Reapportionment Act of 1929 set the permanent size of the House to 435. • As a result, each seat represents an average of 700,000 people. • Reapportionment is also important because it impacts the number of electors each state receives.

  3. Population Shifts • Rustbelt to the sunbelt. • Since 1990 • CA +7 • PA/NY -2 • NC +1

  4. Census and Reapportionment • All districts must be equal by law • Equal in pop. not size • Reynolds v. Simms • One man = one vote • State legislature draws lines • VERY PARTISAN aka political. • No constitutional mandate of racial/ethnic representation.

  5. Gerrymandering • Consequences of Gerrymandering … • Protects incumbents • Strengthens the majority party while weakening the opposition • Increases or decreases minority representation

  6. Gerrymandering • Supreme Court limits on redistricting. • Must be compact • Boundaries must be contiguous, or connected (cannot start and stop) • Cannot dilute minority voting • Cannot be drawn solely on race • Redistricting is subject to federal court suits, although it has not been eliminated. • Baker v Carr • GOP is in favor of majority/minority districts to cut down strength of minority vote.

  7. Cracking and Packing • Crack - divide members in a district up • Pack - pack a group into a district • Types: • Majority/minority - crack majority to make them a minority. • Minority/majority- pack minority in a district so they become a majority.

  8. Incumbents in Congressional Elections

  9. Reasons Why Incumbents Win • Money • Usually raise more than the challengers • PAC’s give more • Outspend 2 to 1 • Visibility • Better known do to opportunities in the media • Constituent service • Bringing home money and jobs (“pork”) • Franking Privilege • Has been extended to include emails and recorded phone calls • Helps with name recognition • Gerrymandering • Incumbents usually represent gerrymandered districts discouraging challengers

  10. Consequences of Incumbent Wins • Experience in Congress • Discourage radical change because of continuity • No incentive to reform campaign finance laws