Question

Suppose you have the job of assigning the proper number of House of Representatives seats for various states. To do that, you must know the _______ in that state.

A. number of counties
B. population
C. number of districts
D. apportionment

Answer 1

To assign the proper number of House of Representatives seats for various states you must know the population in that state. The correct option in regards to the given question is option "B". Every state of United States of America is represented in the house by the population record of the last census taken. although a minimum of 1 member must be present for a state in the House of Representatives. With increasing population of a state the number of representative increase in the House. The state of California has the highest population and so has the highest number of representatives in the House. California has 53 representatives in the House.