2025 civics test · Question 24 · System of Government
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
Official answer
- Four hundred thirty-five (435)
What this means
The House of Representatives has 435 voting members.
Unlike the Senate, House seats are divided by population. States with more people get more representatives. California has more than 50; several small states have just one. The seats are redistributed every ten years after the national census.
The number 435 has been fixed by law since 1929. Washington, D.C. and the U.S. territories send delegates to the House, but those delegates cannot vote on final passage of bills, which is why the question specifies voting members.
Answer: four hundred thirty-five (435).
Why this is on the test
The contrast with the Senate's 100 is the heart of how Congress is designed, and it explains why some states send many representatives and others send only one.
How this question is asked
On the 2025 civics test, the officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud and you pass by answering 12 correctly. You answer in your own words. There is no multiple choice and nothing to write down for the civics portion.
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