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Constitution Day and Apportionment Resources

Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 memberships, or seats, in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states based on the apportionment population counts from the decennial census. Teach about apportionment using these activities and resources.
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U.S. Census Bureau Statistics in Schools
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U.S. Census Bureau Statistics in Schools
This fact sheet introduces students to apportionment by discussing what it is, and the impact it has on their state's place in the House of Representatives and the redrawing of legislative boundaries.
Did you know the U.S. population was 2.5 million in 1776? It has grown more than 130 times larger today at over 330 million! Play this Kahoot! to discover historic data gems about America’s population, how the once-a-decade Census count relates to the U.S. Constitution, and more student-friendly statistics that illustrate the importance of census data in our ever-changing world.
This Educator's Guide highlights ways to use SIS materials in the classroom to gear up for Constitution Day. Everything you need to get started is in one place, including resources for various grade levels and teacher tips on how to use and teach students with census data.

Resources for all Grades

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Students will learn the significance of the U.S. Constitution and Constitution Day, with a focus on how the census is called for in the Constitution and why it is conducted every 10 years.
Students will learn how changes in population across cities and states affect how their community is represented in the U.S. House of Representatives and why an accurate count of the population is essential every 10 years. Students will examine the results from the 2000 Census and the 2010 Census and use that information to predict the results of the 2020 Census in their state.

Elementary School Activities

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Students will create frequency tables, dot plots, and box plots using census data to learn how each state’s number of members in the U.S. House of Representatives changed between 1940 and 2020. Students will also briefly examine a color-coded map to learn how apportionment changed in each state from 2010 to 2020.
Students will learn the significance of the U.S. Constitution and Constitution Day, with a focus on how the census is called for in the Constitution and why it is conducted every 10 years.
Students will learn about what congressional apportionment is, how it works, why it’s important, and how it relates to the decennial census.

Middle School Activities

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Students will be able to understand how to calculate a state’s number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, identify trends in congressional apportionment, and analyze the relationship between population and apportionment to understand the distribution of congressional power in the United States.
Students will learn about the decennial census and its impact on their communities. Using past data, students will predict population changes from the 2010 Census to 2020. Then students will reallocate seats in the U.S. House of Representatives based on the predicted changes.

High School Activities

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This interactive tool enables users to view more than 10 decades of apportionment and population data.
Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 memberships, or seats, in the House of Representatives among the 50 states. At the conclusion of each decennial census, the results are used to calculate the number of House memberships to which each state is entitled. This map shows the change to the number of Congressional seats for each state between apportionment based on the 1930 Census and apportionment based on the 2000 Census.
Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 memberships, or seats, in the House of Representatives among the 50 states. At the conclusion of each decennial census, the results are used to calculate the number of House memberships to which each state is entitled. These maps show the changes to the number of Congressional seats for each state between apportionment based on the 1990 Census and apportionment based on the 2000 Census.

Videos and Visualizations

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