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Question 33 of 128 · American Government · System of Government

Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?

Accepted answers

  • Citizens in their (congressional) district
  • Citizens in their district
  • People from their (congressional) district
  • People in their district

Any one of these is accepted, unless the question asks for more than one.

Why this is the answer

A member of the House represents the people of one congressional district, one of the pieces a state is divided into. That is why the House is the chamber of local concerns: a representative speaks for one district, its towns and its neighborhoods, not for the whole state. Any of the four official answers is fine: the citizens, or the people, of their district. Memory hook: House means district.