Proportiomal Representation

After extensive debate, the framers of the Constitution agreed to create the House with representation based on Proportiomal Representation and the Senate based on equal representation.

States with twice as many people would be entitled to twice as many representatatives.and as the popularion of a state increased over time the ratio between the number of people and the number of representatives would remain constant.

The Founding Fathers established that each state would be entitled to one representative for every 30,000 inhabitants.

In Federalist 55 - Madison addressed a range of important issues, including the proper size of the House of Representatives, the role of representation in a republican government, and the importance of civic republican virtue.

 In Federalist 56 - One of the criticisms raised against the Constitution was that there were too few members in the House of Representatives to adequately represent constituents.

The rule reads: “The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every Thirty Thousand.” This clause was intended to limit the size of Congressional District, not to limit the number of Congressional representatives