Apportionment

In Webster's method round quota's

• Up

• Down

• Traditionally

• Based on geometric mean

States Population Divided by Modified Divisor

• Standard Divisor

• Standard Quota

• Modified Divisor

• Modified Quota

Which of the following does the situation illustrate:

The standard divisor is 13 and state A has a population of 90, state A is apportioned 8 seats.

• The quotient rule

• the quota rule

• the population paradox

• the Alabama paradox

Apportionment is:

• the things being divided up

• total population divided by total representatives

• dividing up a fixed number of things among groups of different sized

Hamilton's method is also known as

• Method of largest remainders

• Method of greatest divisors

• Bischoff method

• Vinton's method

The geometric mean of 2 positive numbers A and B is:

• AB

• A/B

• _√AB

• A√B

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What is the method of apportionment currently used in the house of representatives

• Huntington-Hill

• Adams

• Jefferson

• Hamilton

How are quotas rounded in Huntington-Hill method?

• Up

• Down

• Traditionally

• Based on geometric mean

Which does the following situation illustrate:

If 400 seats are apportioned and state A gets 35 seats but when 401 seats are apportioned state A gets 34 seats.

• The quotient rule

• The quota rule

• The population paradox

• The Alabama paradox

For Jefferson's Method the modified divisor must be ______ than the standard divisor.

• Larger

• Smaller

• Equal to

• Either larger or smaller