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Use the table based on the 2018 Census to complete this item. Apply what you know about the House of Representatives. Order the states by potential number of representatives from least to most.

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The House of Representatives is composed of members who are apportioned based on the population of each state. To order states by the number of representatives in the House of Representatives, we use the state population data from the 2018 Census. Each state gets a minimum of one representative, while larger states get more. The number of representatives per state can vary as it is based on total U.S. population.

The larger the population, the more representatives a state will have. The number of representatives is determined by a mathematical formula that takes into account the population data gathered from the U.S. Census Bureau every 10 years. In order to complete the item, you need to order the states based on their potential number of representatives from the least to the most.

Imagine three hypothetical states : A, B, and C.

State A has a population of 500,000,

State B has a population of 1,500,000, and

State C has a population of 3,000,000.

In the House of Representatives, they would be ordered : State A (one representative), State B (approximately three representatives, as each representative stands for around 500,000 people), and State C (approximately six representatives).

However, the actual number of representatives per state can vary because it is based on apportionment, which considers total U.S. population.

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