the real purpose of the Census, which goes back to our founding as a country, goes back to the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, where it states very clearly that the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on a count of the whole persons in each state.
Stansbury highlights the constitutional basis for the Census and its role in congressional representation.
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