Republican (nationalist) President Abraham Lincoln, of the united States—without a constitutional amendment—signs the Apportionment Act of 1862, requiring States to elect their Representatives by winner take-all districts, which makes the representation of political minorities in the House of Representatives more difficult.
[updated 10/18/2026]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface
References:
Apportionment Act of 1862, 12 Public Statutes at Large 572 (1862).
History of Single Member Districts for Congress
archive.fairvote.org/reports/monopoly/mast.html
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