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2025 test · Question 33 of 128

Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?

American Government · System of Government

Answers from the USCIS list

Give one of these answers. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.

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

Our explanation

Each state is divided into congressional districts (areas). Each district elects one member of the House. That member represents the people who live in that district.

Remember it

House member = your district. Senator = your whole state.

Source

USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) p. 19: “Each state is divided into congressional districts… Each congressional district elects a person to serve as a representative in the House of Representatives.”

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