apportionment
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“The Constitution very clearly says that apportionment is determined by the number of people, not citizens,” he said.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025
But as a matter of paramount importance to the compact, the Texas apportionment and the treaty water will be delivered,” Melloy wrote in his report.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023
Under those alternatives, federal officials said the cuts would reach about 2 million acre-feet each year — a much larger reduction from the total 7.5 million acre-feet apportionment for California, Nevada and Arizona.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023
These panels often resort to computer programs to find the fairest possible apportionment.
From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2022
In fact, when the Senatorial election took place in the Legislature, Douglas received fifty-four and Lincoln forty-six votes—one of the results of the lamentable apportionment law then in operation.*
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.
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The Golden Compass
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"The Federalist No. 10," Vocabulary from the argument
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The Federalist No. 10 by James Madison
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