Why was the original House of Representatives so small, with only sixtyfive members?
A) It was not; it had the 435 members it has now.
B) The founders assumed that only prominent individuals could win elections in large districts, and that is what the founders wanted.
C) The founders thought that only five people per state were enough.
D) Since each state had one vote in the House, the founders thought that this would make debate more cordial.
E) There was a housing shortage in Philadelphia, so there was nowhere for more members to stay.
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