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A session in the House of Representatives LCCN99471577
USCIS Civics · Question 35 of 128

Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?

Official Answer

(Because of) the state’s population

Also accepted: (Because) they have more people · (Because) some states have more people

In plain English

Some states have more representatives because they have more people. The number of representatives depends on the state's population. Every ten years, the census counts the people in each state. States with more people get more representatives. Some states have more representatives because of the state's population.

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A session in the House of Representatives LCCN99471577
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Image: A session in the House of Representatives LCCN99471577 — National Photo Company Collection, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.Answers verbatim from USCIS M-1778 (09/25)