Friday, November 11, 2011

Is the House of Representatives Too Small?

5 Facts:

  1. In 1911 to ensure that the house of representatives did not become to unruly the limit of 435 members was placed on the house.
  2. The country has tripled in size since 1911 but representation stays the same.
  3. A positive outlook of congress decreases as the population increases. 
  4. A cube route law has been developed as a way to get an idea of about what the representation in the House should be.
  5. Only about 20% of the population would like to see the size of the house increased.
Questions:
  1. What was the citizen to representative ratio in 1911?
  2. Should representatives try to make themselves more available to the communities they represent?
  3. What would be a positive effect of a house smaller than 435?
  4. How can more minorities be represented in the house?
  5. How can the government advertise that the number of reps can be changed because many people are unaware the number has the ability to be changed?
I personally think it could be a little bigger but not much, i think i would feel more comfortable keeping it the same size it is now.  If it were a lot bigger it would slow things down and if it were smaller there wouldn't be enough representation. 

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