The number of representatives is based on the population. California has the biggest population, and then comes Texas, New York and so on... :-) 8th grade Social Studies tends to teach you a lot if you pay attention... espically if you just had it taught that day...... :)
435, actually :)
Yes, you're right. The number is based on population, but there is a limit, considering that we are a growing population and there isn't enough room for everyone to meet in one place.
P.S. Since this thing has spell check, use it.
The number of states represented by voting seats in the House of Representatives is equal to the official number of states in the United States (50). The District of Columbia has a non-voting seat, which is a matter of controversy among its citizens. There are also five non-voting delegates from US Territories.
There are 435 members in the House (436, if you count DC), and each state is entitled to one representative. The remaining 385 seats are apportioned to the states according to their population as a percentage of the total US population, determined by the most recent census.
It's population. However, it gets a bit complex.
For instance, the Constitution says that it may have no more than one representative for every thirty thousand people. But due to population increase from about 9 million to 300 million, the average representative represents about 600,000 people.
Every state gets at least one representative, regardless as to it's population. Alaska, with around 500,000 people, still gets one.
In 1911, the maximum number of representatives total was set at 435. In order to determine the districts in each state the how many representatives each state will have, the Census conducts a survey of the population every ten years.
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It is based on population.
In respect to American government, the sole factor in determining the number of representatives that each state is entitled to have in the House of Representatives is the population of each state in question. While each state is entitled to at least one representative in the House, additional representatives are allotted based on the census-counts of state-populations, with the total number of representatives fixed at 435 in total.
No, there are 435 representatives in the House of Representatives. The number of representatives for each state is based on its population, with a minimum of one representative per state.
Each state is entitled to one of the 435 representatives in the US House of Representatives, regardless of the state's population. The other 385 representatives are apportioned according to each's state's population as a percentage of the total US population, determined by the most recent census. This is known as "proportional representation."
a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives
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The house of Representatives. There are 435 total. The senate has two representatives from each state.
2 representatives per state
population of state.
In the US, each state is represented by two US Senators.
Representatives from each state are based on census numbers. It doesn't affect the Senate, but the number in the House of Representatives is affected directly by population.