Why was the Reapportionment Act of 1929 passed? The number of senators per state was changing as the country expanded. Congressional districts were redrawn to establish safe seats for the political parties. Membership in the House needed to be capped to prevent an excessive number of members. The House was limited to two representatives per state.

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Darryl Arias

13 February, 23:56

Why was the Reapportionment Act of 1929 passed? The number of senators per state was changing as the country expanded. Congressional districts were redrawn to establish safe seats for the political parties. Membership in the House needed to be capped to prevent an excessive number of members. The House was limited to two representatives per state.

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Franco Cooke · Answer 1

Membership in the House needed to be capped to prevent an excessive number of members.

With new states and territories the House of Representatives had grown to 435 members. The Constitution never capped the size of the House of Representatives and government officials had grown concerned that if it was not capped it would grow unmanageable. The Reapportion Act capped the House at 435 members and every 10 years state number of representatives would be reassessed to match population numbers.

Dirt · Answer 2

The correct answer to this question is that congressional districts were redrawn to establish safe seats for the political parties. Before the Reapportionment Act of 1929, the Republicans tried to take over the presidency and both houses of Congress, so that rule would be solely through the Republicans and that no Democrat would have any say over how to govern America. Obviously, this was a very dangerous move and therefore the Reapportionment Act of 1929 had to be passed so that the state legislature would draw the district lines.