One of its clauses provides that the suffrages for the Federal House of Representatives shall be, in each State, the same as for the most numerous branch of the legislature of that State; and as each State fixes the suffrage for its own legislatures, the States altogether fix the suffrage for the Federal Lower Chamber.
This quote explains how the electoral process for the Federal House of Representatives is determined by state legislatures, emphasizing state influence.
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