As Madison further explained in Federalist 54, apportionment must be based on the aggregate number of inhabitants so that representation remained faithful to the people themselves. And that's why our Founders enshrined this idea of tying redistricting to the decennial census. Article 1, Section 2 of the United States Constitution mandates that an apportionment representatives among the states must be carried out every 10 years. Members. Apportionment is the original legal purpose of the decennial census as intended by our nation's Founders. It ensures that the process is not arbitrary, not political, but anchored in objective data measured at regular intervals. (02:57–03:10)
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Asserts that the U.S. Constitution requires apportionment of representatives every 10 years.
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