Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution

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constitutional provision section of the United States Constitution

Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution is the provision that establishes the composition and apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the requirement for a regular census to allocate seats among the states.

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Label	Occurrences
Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution canonical	19
Article I, Section 2, U.S. Constitution	1
U.S. Const. art. I, § 2	1
United States Constitution Article I, Section 2	1

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Target entity: Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
Context triple: [2020 United States census, legalBasis, Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution]

A. Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution defines the scope of the federal judicial power, specifying the types of cases federal courts may hear and outlining key provisions such as original and appellate jurisdiction and the right to trial by jury in criminal cases.
B. Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution contains key provisions on the rights and privileges of U.S. citizens, including the Privileges and Immunities Clause and rules governing extradition between states.
C. Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution establishes the structure, powers, and procedures of the United States Senate, including the roles of its officers and the rules for senatorial terms and impeachment trials.
D. Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution is the Elections Clause, which allocates authority over the times, places, and manner of holding federal elections primarily to state legislatures, subject to alteration by Congress.
E. Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that establishes the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and guarantees life tenure and salary protection for federal judges.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
Target entity description: Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution is the provision that establishes the composition and apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the requirement for a regular census to allocate seats among the states.

A. Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution defines the scope of the federal judicial power, specifying the types of cases federal courts may hear and outlining key provisions such as original and appellate jurisdiction and the right to trial by jury in criminal cases.
B. Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution contains key provisions on the rights and privileges of U.S. citizens, including the Privileges and Immunities Clause and rules governing extradition between states.
C. Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution establishes the structure, powers, and procedures of the United States Senate, including the roles of its officers and the rules for senatorial terms and impeachment trials.
D. Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution is the Elections Clause, which allocates authority over the times, places, and manner of holding federal elections primarily to state legislatures, subject to alteration by Congress.
E. Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that establishes the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and guarantees life tenure and salary protection for federal judges.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ section of the United States Constitution ⓘ
appliesTo	states of the United States ⓘ
authorizes	Congress to direct the manner of the census ⓘ the House of Representatives to choose its Speaker ⓘ the House of Representatives to choose its other officers ⓘ
citationForm	Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: U.S. Const. art. I, § 2
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfDrafting	1787 ⓘ
determines	basis for distribution of seats in the House of Representatives ⓘ
effectiveDate	March 4, 1789 ⓘ
establishes	that the House of Representatives is composed of members chosen by the people of the several states ⓘ Speaker of the House of Representatives ⓘ surface form: the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives
excludedFromCount	Indians not taxed ⓘ
governs	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
grantsPower	sole power of impeachment to the House of Representatives ⓘ
historicalContext	Framing of the United States Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia ⓘ
influences	congressional apportionment statutes ⓘ federal election law ⓘ redistricting practices in the United States ⓘ
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of the land component ⓘ
linksTo	Electors in each state having the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature ⓘ
modifiedBy	Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
originallyCounted	free persons for apportionment ⓘ three fifths of all other persons (enslaved persons) for apportionment ⓘ
originallyIncluded	three-fifths compromise for apportioning Representatives and direct taxes ⓘ
partOf	Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
regulates	apportionment of Representatives among the states ⓘ composition of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
requires	apportionment of Representatives according to population ⓘ regular enumeration of the population (census) ⓘ that Representatives be chosen every second year ⓘ that Representatives be inhabitants of the state in which they are chosen ⓘ that the actual enumeration be made within three years after the first meeting of Congress ⓘ that the enumeration be made within every subsequent term of ten years ⓘ
setsCitizenshipRequirement	7 years of United States citizenship for Representatives ⓘ
setsInitialApportionment	initial numbers of Representatives for the original states ⓘ
setsMinimumAge	25 years for Representatives ⓘ
setsMinimumNumber	at least one Representative for each state ⓘ
subject	census and enumeration ⓘ federal representation ⓘ impeachment power ⓘ legislative branch structure ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2020 United States census → legalBasis → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

decennial United States Census → constitutionalArticle → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

subject surface form: Decennial United States Census

2010 United States census → constitutionalRequirement → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Hylton v. United States → appliedProvision → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

2000 United States census → constitutionalBasis → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Three-Fifths Compromise → foundIn → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → relatedTo → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

1960 United States census → legalBasis → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Constitution Article I, Section 2

Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution → relatedTo → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

United States congressional apportionment → constitutionalBasis → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

1910 United States Census → constitutionalBasis → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

1890 United States Census → legalBasis → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

2030 United States census → constitutionalBasis → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution → citationForm → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Const. art. I, § 2

Census Day → constitutionalBasis → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Direct Tax Clause of the United States Constitution → foundInSection → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

1990 United States census → constitutionalProvision → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. → appliedConstitutionalProvision → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. → relatedConstitutionalProvision → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Income Tax Amendment → constitutionalArticleAffected → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

United States v. Classic → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Article I, Section 2, U.S. Constitution

1950 United States census → constitutionalMandate → Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

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