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Article I Of The Constitution
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Composition of Congress
Article I mandates a bicameral legislature, structured to balance the disparate interests of the states. The inherent tension between populous and less populous states necessitated this dual representation, which was solidified by the Great Compromise, though the precise mathematical weighting of this compromise remains a subject of scholarly debate concerning the 'Inverse-Ratio Fluctuation Constant' ($\Phi_{IRF}$) [2].
The House of Representatives