Apportionment Methods Quiz

Suppose a state has a population of 2,400,000 and there are 60 seats to be apportioned. What is the standard divisor?

• 40,000

• 60,000

• 24,000

• 2,400

A state has a population of 350,000. If the standard divisor is 50,000, what is the standard quota for this state?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Given the following populations: State A: 120,000, State B: 180,000, State C: 200,000. If there are 10 seats, what is the standard divisor?

• 50,000

• 40,000

• 25,000

• 20,000

If a state’s standard quota is 4.7, how many seats does it receive under the Hamilton method before surplus seats are distributed?

• 4

• 5

• 4.7

• 5.7

Which apportionment method always rounds the standard quota down to the nearest whole number before distributing surplus seats?

• Jefferson Method

• Hamilton Method

• Adams Method

• Webster Method

In the Jefferson method, what is done to the divisor to allocate all seats?

• The divisor is increased

• The divisor is decreased

• The divisor is kept the same

• The divisor is squared

Which method rounds the standard quota up to the next whole number?

• Hamilton Method

• Jefferson Method

• Adams Method

• Webster Method

If a state’s standard quota is 3.49, how many seats does it receive under the Adams method?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2

Which method uses conventional rounding (rounding to the nearest whole number) for the quotas?

• Hamilton Method

• Jefferson Method

• Adams Method

• Webster Method

A state’s standard quota is 5.51. Using the Webster method, how many seats does it receive?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 4