Name: Why are there only 435 members in the U.S. House of Representatives?
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Mr. Beat explains why there are 435 members in the U.S. House of Representatives. Get involved at https://nocapfund.org/

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Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mDA1o4LilbZNCXJsP6f1OKn6n1sBGrzLS26MCT7sUfg/edit?usp=sharing

Sources/further reading:
https://nocapfund.org/
https://thirty-thousand.org/
https://www.vox.com/2018/6/4/17417452/congress-representation-ratio-district-size-chart-graph
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Apportionment_Amendment
https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/its-time-to-increase-the-size-of-the-house/
https://archive.fairvote.org/?page=526
https://www.census.gov/history/www/reference/apportionment/
https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/Fairness_in_Apportionment_Young.pdf
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/06/23/two-thirds-of-americans-think-government-should-do-more-on-climate/
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/20/988865415/stuck-at-435-representatives-why-the-u-s-house-hasnt-grown-with-census-counts
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/435-representatives/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
https://archive.fairvote.org/library/history/flores/apportn.htm

Another good video about Uncapping the House:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YMVF0PU-ic

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