Methods of Congressional Apportionment (UMAP)

In this module six methods of congressional apportionment are explained and illustrated by simple examples and exercises. The methods are: Hamilton, Jefferson, Smallest Divisors, Equal Proportions, Webster, and Quota. Upon completion of the unit, the student will be able to take a given set of states and populations and apportion a legislature of given size among them by any of the six methods discussed.

Table of Contents:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE HAMILTON METHOD

3. THE ALABAMA PARADOX

4. THE JEFFERSON METHOD

5. INTERMEDIATE METHODS

6. THE QUOTA METHOD

7. REFERENCES

8. ANSWERS TO EXERCISES