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1 The U.S. House of Representatives
Apportionment of state representatives for the U.S. House is based on population as determined by the U.S. Census Special Note: The state is then divided into districts

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Find your district bit.ly/1OsaihY (it’s an O as in Oooooooh) changes-to- congressional-districts-and- other-elections/ /

3 Gerrymandering Redrawing lines often results in gerrymandering
Drawing districts that favor one party or group he-top-ten-most-gerrymandered- congressional-districts-in-the-united-states/

4 At-Large Every state gets 2 Senators and they serve as “at-large” members In other words, they represent everyone in the state rather than just one district NC Senior Senator – Richard Burr NC Junior Senator – Thom TIllis

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