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  2. Constitution of Florida - Wikipedia

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    One of the requirements for Florida to become a state and join the Union was that its constitution must be approved by the United States Congress.In order to fulfill that requirement, an act was passed by the Florida Territorial Council in 1838, approved by Governor Richard Keith Call, calling for the election of delegates in October 1838 to a convention to be held at St. Joseph, Florida.

  3. United States congressional apportionment - Wikipedia

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    Allocation of seats by state, as percentage of overall number of representatives in the House, 1789–2020 census. United States congressional apportionment is the process [1] by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are distributed among the 50 states according to the most recent decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution.

  4. List of state applications for an Article V Convention

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    Florida World Federation May 16, ... Apportionment of Legislature, I January 21, ... Coercive use of Federal Funds April 17, 1980: Cong. Rec. Vol. 126, p. 11389, POM ...

  5. Government of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and House; and the judicial branch consisting of the ...

  6. Apportionment - Wikipedia

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    The Apportionment Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 35) extends to payments not made under any instrument in writing (section 2), but not to annual sums made payable in policies of insurance (section 6). Apportionment under the act can be excluded by express stipulation. [2] The apportionment created by this statute is "apportionment in respect of time."

  7. Apportionment (OMB) - Wikipedia

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    An apportionment is an Office of Management and Budget-approved plan to use budgetary resources (31 U.S.C. §§ 1513–b; Executive Order 11541). [1] It typically limits the obligations the federal government may incur for specified time periods, programs, activities, projects, objects, etc. [1] An apportionment is legally binding, and obligations and expenditures (disbursements) that exceed ...

  8. While passing on federal funds to feed the state’s hungry children, Florida Republicans tried to set up a fund with taxpayer money to help pay billionaire Donald Trump’s legal bills.

  9. List of United States congressional districts - Wikipedia

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    Redistricting must take place if the number of members changes following a re-apportionment, or may take place at any other time if demographics represented in a district have changed substantially. Setting the boundaries of states' congressional districts is the responsibility of state governments, who often gerrymander districts for various ...