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Q1: Aren’t the districts’ populations supposed to grow along
with the general population?
Q2: How did the number of Representatives become fixed at 435?
Q3: Wh
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Principles of the Constitution - Popular Sovereignty
Popular Sovereignty - Meaning rule by the people consistent with principles of natural law
Republicanism - Meaning the right of the people to vote for representatives (Indirect Democracy)
Federalism - Power is shared between the national and sta
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Ohio Representation in The House
Year Population Reps District
1800 60,000 1 60,000
1810 581,434 6 96,905
1820
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The People's House Has Been Stolen
In the early days, the House of Representatives was truly the People's House. The people were well represented and the men elected to serve were accountable.
As the population of the country continued to grow, the number of representatives increase
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Father Time is Kicking My Butt
I beacme an adult on-set diabetic over 20 years ago and my vision has been deteriorating and I am almost legally blind. I have diabetic neuropathy in my legs and feet and I have degenerative arthritis in my knees and hips.
I would like to continue in
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The Presidential Cabinet
George Washington, the first U.S. President, organized his principal officers into a Cabinet, and it has been part of the executive branch structure ever since. Washington's Cabinet consisted of five members: himself, Secretary of State Thomas Jef
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The Electors in the First Presidential Election in 1788
Electoral college selection[edit]
The Constitution, in Article II, Section 1, provided that the state legislatures should decide the manner in which their Electors were chosen. Different state legislatures chose different methods:[8]
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Constitutional Education
Click on Supreme Court Justice Antonin ScaliaThe founding principles of our nation are based on natural laws which cannot be altered, amended or abolished. Water always freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees at sea level. The legislature ca
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Population of The States - Separate But Not Equal
Separate but Not Equal
POPULATION OF THE STATES - 2010 CENSUS
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Congressional Representation - Crunching the Numbers
Crunching the Numbers
According to the 2010 Census the State of Utah had a population of 2,763,884 and were assigned 4 Congressional Representatives. The average number of constituents in each or our Congressional Districts is 690,971.
The State of
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We Have Both Rights and Responsibilities
It would be foolish to hire a chimpanzee as your medical doctor. Electing a Congressman who is uneducated on the principles of the Constitution is as irresponsible as hiring 435 chimpanzees to run our country.
The people are individually and collecti
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Article the First: Is Congress Ignoring an Amendment Ratified by the States?
Article the First:
Is Congress Ignoring an Amendment Ratified by the States?
Joe A. Wolverton, II, J.D. is a correspondent for The New American and travels frequently nationwide speaking on topics of nullification, the NDAA, and the surveillance stat
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