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

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

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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.

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Otrada [13] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-15T18:00:15+03:00

Otrada [13]3 years ago

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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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Radda [10] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-15T20:20:59+03:00

Radda [10]3 years ago

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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.