The First Congress initially contained only 65 Representatives.
But the Founders expected that number to grow.
James Madison explained the expectation in Federalist No. 55 and especially No. 58: as America's population increased, the House would be augmented accordingly. Madison specifically addressed the concern that representation would likely fail to keep pace with population and argued that the constitutional structure provided for “a gradual augmentation” of representatives.
The idea was straightforward:
More Americans should mean more representation. Ready yet? Let's take our federal government back! #435deprived #28thAmendment
