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US Senate[edit]

@Darknipples: The disputed text is A striking modern example of malapportionment is the U.S. senate, where states receive equal representation despite widely varying populations. By this logic, the UN General Assembly would seem to be malapportioned. India and Nauru get the same number of votes. I do not understand this sort of complaint. But since you found one RS that uses 'malapportionment', I've left it in (although whether it is relevant here is another matter). Srnec (talk) 20:46, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the discussion. The UN may or may not be considered malapportioned by some standards, but I do not believe it is a complaint or criticism, rather, it is a notable example that seems to have consensus among RS including academia. I'm confused as to why the Guardian source was removed. I checked Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources. Why do you consider it unreliable or otherwise not worthy of inclusion here? Cheers. DN (talk) 21:27, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We already have a better source sufficient for the point. Srnec (talk) 00:31, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Remedies[edit]

I was surprised that this article doesn't include any discussion of proposals to remedy gerrymandering. I found Gerrymandering in the United States § Remedies, and suggest something similar be added to this article. Daask (talk) 23:09, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Introduction to Policy Analysis - Summer Session24[edit]

This article is currently the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 29 June 2024 and 2 August 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Izaya Montejano (article contribs).

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