What Is the Best Explanation for Why the Size of the House

question 60

Multiple Choice

What is the best explanation for why the size of the House would be capped at 435 members?

• A) The House chamber could not fit more members and therefore needed to be kept at that size.
• B) The House would have difficulties in resolving collective dilemmas if the size were any greater.
• C) The House must not be more than four times larger than the Senate by constitutional provision.
• D) The House was limited by state populations in 1911.
• E) The House is not limited to 435 members, but rather is that size due to the original district size distributions.

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