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How are seats in the House of Representatives appointed?

1) Political Party

2) The Senate's decision

3) The size of the state's population

4) The size of the state's territory​

User Tcollart
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The seats in the House of Representatives are appointed by the size of the state's population.

Answer: Option 3

Explanation:

Section 2 of Article I of U.S. Constitution mandates that the state’s population size shall determine the apportionment or allotment of seats in House of Representative. This population size shall be considered in accordance with the census which is taken in the country after every 10 years.

The U.S. Constitution also provides the ration of number of representatives to the size of population which is 1:30,000. Therefore, for the population of 30,000 there shall be 1 representative and no state can have less than 1 representative.

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Answer: The correct answer is : 3) The size of the state's population

Explanation: The chamber of representatives is the lower chamber of the congress, where the number of representatives is determined by the population of the state. The members of the House of Representatives serve for a period of two years and may be re-elected.

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