The framers of the constitution expected their newly formed country to grow over time. if they had not provided for periodic reapportionment, predict what might have happened to the representation of different states as the population changed over time.

The periodic reapportionment that the Framers of the Constitution thought about allows the government to periodically reallot US congressional seats according to changes in population. This is a very important process for the US Congress. If the Framers had not provided periodic reapportionment, as the population changed over time in different states, then Congress might have struggled keeping up with these changes. In other words, Congress would no longer represent the population of the country fairly.

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.