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Section 6.3 Apportionment Paradoxes and Problems
Figure 6.3.1. Paradoxical cubeObjectives
Identify violations of the quota rule.
Identify apportionment paradoxes.
Compare and contrast the apportionment methods in relation to the quota rule and apportionment paradoxes.
Subsection 6.3.1 The Quota Rule
The Quota Rule.
The number of representatives for each state should be within 1 (one) of its quota.
Example: If a state’s quota is 3.429, that state should have either 3 or 4 representatives.
Subsection 6.3.2 Paradoxes
Example 6.3.2.
