Is the House too small?

Facts:

1. From 65 members in its vintage 1789 configuration, the lower chamber grew steadily with each new census count, accommodating the growing population of the country.
2. And so in 1911, Congress somewhat arbitrarily decided that 435 was enough already and set the number down in a statute.
3. he average U.S. congressional district now contains roughly 640,000 citizens, as opposed to about 200,000 in 1911.
4. The representation of minorities lags behind their percentage of the general population.
5. Taking the cube root of a nation’s population provided a remarkably good predictor of the size of that nation’s lower house.

Questions:

1. Does the majority party have any advantage in the House of Representatives?
2. Is the House divided into subcommittees? 
3. Do representatives from the same state collaborate when deciding on legislation?
4. Would the House operate more smoothly if it was smaller?
5. Does limiting the size of the House limit democracy?

Opinion:
I believe the House of Representatives is too small the way it is. I think it should be as large as possible, to an extent. Big countries, with large populations, should have a very large legislator. We pride ourselves on being a democracy, and removing House members would only reduce the influence one could have on their country. If you add more people, every citizen has a better chance for their voice to be heard. It can spread our representatives into more regions so they can focus on specific groups and be able to satisfy their needs.