The Federalist Papers · Federalist No. 55 · paragraph 2
The number of which the House of Representatives is to consist, forms another and a very interesting point of view, under which this branch of the federal legislature may be contemplated.Read in context ›
Publius · Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison · 1787–1788
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