One way that the founding fathers ensured the House would have the best representation was to include which of the following in
the Constitution? a. requiring members to be 25 years of age or older
b. requiring reelection of members every two years
c. requiring all members to be lawyers
d. requiring members to be part of special committees
Answer: One of the fiercest arguments was over congressional representation—should it be based on population or divided equally among the states? The framers compromised by giving each state one representative for every 30,000 people in the House of Representatives and two representatives in the Senate.
