What is reapportionment in the context of Congressional districts?

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The allocation of seats in the House of Representatives based on population changes from the census

The process of redrawing district boundaries to favor one political party

The creation of entirely new Congressional districts after each election

The division of a state's districts to give one region more representation than another

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The allocation of seats in the House of Representatives based on population changes from the census.

Reapportionment occurs every ten years following the decennial census, where the total number of House of Representatives seats is redistributed among the states based on population changes.