For example, you could contribute $2,500 to a Roth IRA with one provider and $3,000 with a second provider. You cannot contribute $5,500 to the first Roth IRA and $5,500 to the second provider. Your total contribution limit is $5,500 for all accounts for the tax year.
The decennial apportionment also determines the size of each state's representation in the U.S. Electoral College âthat is, any state's number of electors equals the size of its total congressional delegation (i.e., House seat(s) plus Senate seats).
The House of Representatives was established as a result of the Great Compromise. The House is larger than the Senate. The Constitution gave Congress the power to determine the size of the House and to divide representation according to state population. States with large populations have more representatives than small states. The Constitution provided for at least one representative for each state. Originally, there was one representative for every 30,000 people. Today, there is one representative per several hundred thousand people. There are six states with just one representative per state. They are Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming. California has the most representatives, a total of 53. U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and the District of Columbia have more limited representation. The Constitution requires a census to be taken every 10 years.