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how do we determine the number of representatives to which each state is entitled
Under Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, seats in the House of Representatives are apportioned among the states by population, as determined by the census conducted every ten years.
can a state have no representation in the house of representatives?
Each state is entitled to at least one representative, however small its population.
what does the house of representatives do
Together, the House of Representatives and Senate compose the national legislature of the United States.
does the house of representatives all live in one house
The House of Representatives has a meeting chamber at the House of Representatives Chamber, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States of America.

Question: why did the house and senate disagree in the past
Self-contained rewrite: why did the house of representatives and senate disagree in the past