Question

Florida has 27 representatives while Massachusetts has nine representatives. Why do states have different numbers of representatives?

Voters in each state decide how many people to send as representatives.

The amount of land a state has within its borders determines the number.

A state's population determines its number of representatives.

Supreme Court justices set the number of representatives for each state.

Answer 1

Answer: The population determines its number of representatives

Explanation: The colonists complained in the 1700's about the representatives being even in every state, for some of the states had more people in them, which means more voices.

Answer 2

the reason why states have different number of representative is :
A state's population determine its number of representative
The larger the population , the more representatives that they get

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