Republican (nationalist) President Arthur signs the Apportionment Act of 1882, increasing the size of the House of Representatives from 293 to 325.
NOTE: This helps to decrease corruption by reducing the ratio of Representatives to constituents from 190,000 to 152,300:1.
[restored 5/13/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 2 [Clause 3]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 222.
Current U.s. National Debt:
