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Apportionment
Apportionment
Apportionment
Definition
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Webster Method
• Webster's Method of Apportionment is a method proposed and
adopted by the House.
• It states that apportioning should be accomplished through the
selection of a divisor such that the ultimate traditionally-rounded
quotas will sum to the exact number of seats to be assigned.
Apportionment Paradoxes
❖Alabama Paradox
- an increase in the total number of items to be apportioned
results in the loss of an item for a group
❖ Population Paradox
- Group A loses items to Group B, even though the population of
group A grew at a faster rate than that of group B
❖ New States Paradox
- The addition of a new group changes the apportionments of
other methods.