Question

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

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.

Answer 1

Because the larger states thought it was unfair that smaller states had just as much say in the congress, so they made the house of representatives as a compromise to larger states and the senate for smaller states. The number of representatives is based on population allowing larger states more representatives.