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exam lesson name: government in the united states
exam number: 700110rr
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1. suppose you have the job of assigning the proper number of house of representatives seats for various states. to do that, you must know the ______ in that state.

○ a. apportionment
○ b. number of districts
○ c. number of counties
○ d. population

Explanation:

To determine the number of House of Representatives seats for a state, the key factor is the state's population. Apportionment is the process of distributing seats, but the underlying data needed is population. The number of districts or counties is not the primary determinant for House seats allocation, which is based on population (as per the U.S. Census and apportionment rules).

Answer:

D. population