Question

How does reapportionment reflect the population in a given state?

a. the more people, the less representation
c. the population decides how many seats to bid for
b. the more people, the more representation
d. the population is given a set number of seats but can choose to use all of them or not

Answer 1

Essentially, reapportionment was needed to reflect the changes in the population - for example the Southern States had now more population because the black population now had full voting right.

The correct statement is the following one: b. the more people, the more representation