Officials about this task of reapportionment

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The Apportionment System

Under such a system, representation within the Senate changes only when new states are admitted. By contrast, representation within the House is adjusted every 10 years following the constitutionally mandated census. While the Constitution set the size of the first Congress at 65, it has now grown to 435 voting members, a number that was fixed by law early in the 20th century. Because House members serve for two-year terms (in contrast to president who serve for four years and senators who serve for six), the Framers anticipated that they would be the most responsive to the people; all members are up for election every two years, and majorities thus tend to swing more widely in the House than in the Senate.

The process of dividing states into voting districts for both congressional and state legislative representation is known as apportionment, and the process of adjusting such numbers is known as reapportionment. States gain representatives as their populations grow and lose representatives as their populations fall in relation to others. The Constitution originally specified that there could be no more than one member of the House for every 30,000 people. Today, an average member of Congress represents more than 700,000 people. While all congressional districts are roughly the same size based on population, their geographical areas vary widely. Densely populated cities may have more than one congressional district, while rural areas with a spread-out population may cover a large geographical area.

For your assignment today you are going to take on the role of an independent consultant for a firm that draws congressional districts for states.

This is what you know:

You are informed that the state of Georgia has grown in population size.
The state of GA is gaining another member of Congress.
You now have the job of drawing new districts for the state of Georgia, but some important questions need to be asked first.
What are at least 3 important questions you should ask Georgia state officials about this task of reapportionment and redistricting?

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