Which of the Following Statements About Congressional Districts in the House

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about congressional districts in the House of Representatives is accurate?

• A) The size of the House continues to increase every 10 years since the Constitution requires 1 representative for every 33,000 residents.
• B) States have only gained seats following the decennial census and never lost them.
• C) Population movements have meant that states in the south and the west have gained seats at the expense of industrial states in the northeast and Midwest.
• D) The Constitution requires that the geographic size of each congressional district needs to be substantially similar.

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