Also known as: House · U.S. House · HOR
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The lower chamber of the United States Congress composed of members apportioned among the states on the basis of population and elected every two years by the people of the several states.
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After the decennial census the states receive new allotments of seats. Helena Hoffman, a state election official, certifies the revised number of districts for her state. The House of Representatives convenes with the updated membership because the Constitution requires apportionment according to population.
Henry Harrison introduces a bill in the House of Representatives to regulate interstate commerce. The bill passes both chambers and becomes law. The enactment is valid because all legislative powers granted by the Constitution are vested in a Congress consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Voters in each state elect their representatives every even-numbered year. Hakim Hall, a candidate, campaigns for a seat and wins. The House of Representatives gains a new member because the Constitution mandates election of representatives every second year by the people of the several states.
After the electors vote and no candidate receives a majority, the House of Representatives chooses the President from the five highest vote recipients. The House acts by state delegations with each state casting one vote and a quorum of members from two thirds of the states required.
A person who has reached twenty-five years of age and has been a citizen for seven years seeks election. Hannah Hale, a resident of her state, files to run. The House of Representatives admits her after she wins because the Constitution sets those qualifications for representatives.
The House investigates misconduct by a civil officer. Hope Howard, the chair of the judiciary committee, reports articles of impeachment. The House of Representatives exercises its exclusive authority because the Constitution grants it the sole power of impeachment.
The House consists of 435 members apportioned among the states according to population with each state guaranteed at least one representative.
Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and face election every even-numbered year.
The House of Representatives holds the sole power of impeachment under Article I Section 2 of the Constitution.
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