House Arrest: How An Automated Algorithm Constrained Congress for a Century
<p>In 1929, Congress adopted a formula for apportionment based on the Census. While made political disputes a matter of law, it also capped the size of the House, which has not kept up with population growth and contributed to the disproportionate influence of small states in the House and the Electoral College.</p>
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