Apportionment Act of 1911
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The Apportionment Act of 1911 was a U.S. federal law that fixed the size of the House of Representatives at 435 members and established rules for how seats would be allocated among the states after each census.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Apportionment Act of 1911 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10500234 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apportionment Act of 1911 Context triple: [United States federal electoral districts, governingLaw, Apportionment Act of 1911]
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A.
Reapportionment Act of 1929
The Reapportionment Act of 1929 is a U.S. federal law that permanently capped the House of Representatives at 435 seats and established an automatic process for reapportioning those seats among the states after each census.
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B.
Tydings–McDuffie Act
The Tydings–McDuffie Act was a 1934 U.S. law that provided for Philippine self-government and laid out the process and timetable for the Philippines’ transition from American colonial rule to full independence.
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C.
Elkins Act
The Elkins Act was a 1903 U.S. federal law that strengthened regulation of railroads by prohibiting discriminatory rebates and reinforcing the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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D.
Electoral Count Act of 1887
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 is a U.S. federal law that sets procedures for resolving disputes over presidential electors and counting electoral votes in Congress.
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E.
Spooner Act
The Spooner Act was a 1902 U.S. federal law that authorized the construction of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, paving the way for the Panama Canal project.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apportionment Act of 1911 Target entity description: The Apportionment Act of 1911 was a U.S. federal law that fixed the size of the House of Representatives at 435 members and established rules for how seats would be allocated among the states after each census.
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A.
Reapportionment Act of 1929
The Reapportionment Act of 1929 is a U.S. federal law that permanently capped the House of Representatives at 435 seats and established an automatic process for reapportioning those seats among the states after each census.
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B.
Tydings–McDuffie Act
The Tydings–McDuffie Act was a 1934 U.S. law that provided for Philippine self-government and laid out the process and timetable for the Philippines’ transition from American colonial rule to full independence.
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C.
Elkins Act
The Elkins Act was a 1903 U.S. federal law that strengthened regulation of railroads by prohibiting discriminatory rebates and reinforcing the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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D.
Electoral Count Act of 1887
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 is a U.S. federal law that sets procedures for resolving disputes over presidential electors and counting electoral votes in Congress.
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E.
Spooner Act
The Spooner Act was a 1902 U.S. federal law that authorized the construction of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, paving the way for the Panama Canal project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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apportionment act ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution |
United States Electoral College
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linked to:
Electoral College
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| affects | representation in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| appliesAfter | each decennial census ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| basedOn |
United States census
ⓘ
linked to:
decennial United States Census
|
| category |
1911 in American law
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United States congressional acts ⓘ United States federal apportionment legislation ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Article I of the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| determines | distribution of House seats among the states ⓘ |
| effect |
limited growth of the House of Representatives
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set long‑term size of the House at 435 voting members ⓘ |
| effectOnElectoralCollege | fixed the base number of House seats used to calculate electoral votes ⓘ |
| fixedHouseSize | 435 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Reapportionment Act of 1929 ⓘ |
| governs | allocation of House seats among the states ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeBranch |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| longTermImpact |
established the modern size of the House of Representatives
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influenced political representation balance among U.S. states ⓘ |
| precededBy | Apportionment Act of 1901 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish rules for allocating House seats among the states after each census
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to fix the size of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Reapportionment Act of 1929 ⓘ |
| replacedMethod | method of major fractions was later replaced by the method of equal proportions ⓘ |
| scope | post‑census reapportionment of House seats ⓘ |
| setNumberOfRepresentatives | 435 ⓘ |
| setsMinimumRepresentation | one Representative per state ⓘ |
| signedBy |
William Howard Taft
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linked to:
President William Howard Taft
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| signingPresident |
William Howard Taft
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linked to:
President William Howard Taft
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| subject |
United States House representation
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congressional apportionment ⓘ |
| typeOfApportionment | population‑based apportionment ⓘ |
| usesDataFrom |
United States decennial census
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linked to:
decennial United States Census
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| usesMethod | method of major fractions ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apportionment Act of 1911 Description of subject: The Apportionment Act of 1911 was a U.S. federal law that fixed the size of the House of Representatives at 435 members and established rules for how seats would be allocated among the states after each census.
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