House of Representatives

chambers, one chamber being the House of Representatives and the other chamber being the Senate. While both parts of Congress come together to vote on bills and to review legislation they differ in many parts as well. “The House of Representative was founded in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States”. (Charles Van Doren, senate, britannica.com). The House of Representatives are made up of 435 representatives (also known as congressman or congresswoman) each representative in elected to the position

to their constituent’s inquiries. The question of whether congressmen are responsive is important. Congressmen act as the representatives of diverse districts and it is part of their duty to act on the interest of their constituents. Responsiveness should be a factor that a district strongly considers when they re-elect a representative. A member of the House of Representative must also display “a sense of identity” with his district, so that they “in turn, can identify with him.” They can portray

The U.S. House of Representatives most important job is creating laws. Every law in the United states start as bills, but before a bill can become a law it has to be approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, the President, and the U.S. Senate. All laws start as ideas. Various ideas may come from just a ordinary American citizen or even a Representative. People who have ideas for laws may contact their Representative to share it with them. In the case that the Representative agrees with their

States consists of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The bicameral system was created by the Founding Fathers in order to carry out one of the most imperative functions of Congress, representation amongst other function such as legislation, deliberation and scrutiny. The Senate ensures each state is equally represented with two congressmen, equally the House of Representatives also has to carry out the function of representation but its representatives unlike the Senate are

issues was the size of the House of Representatives. During the Constitutional Convention, the delegates proposed that 40,000 citizens should be represented by one congressional district. However, George Washington intervened and argued that 40,000 was too high, and reasoned that 30,000 was more reasonable and allow people to be represented adequately Washington’s proposal was incorporated in Article One, Section Two of the Constitution which states “representatives shall be apportioned among

The second group I attended was the Kentucky House of Representative Candidates Forum for house districts: 7, 11, 12, 13, and 14. This group was attended by me via online and took place on campus at Brescia University in Owensboro Kentucky. The Candidates Forum was held on Monday October 17 from 7:00pm-8:30pm CDT. The scene was that of an auditorium with six candidates seated at a table in the front and to what appeared to be the group moderator at a podium to the right of the room. The camera did

Congratulations on being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. I believe you should be very familiar with the Texas Legislature as you have served as a member of the Texas Legislature for eight years. However, the U.S. Legislature in Washington D.C. is very different from the Texas Legislature while having some similarities. I would like to list some of the similarities and differences between these two legislatures to help you in the transition as the Congress has changed overtime and thus

chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms, and population determines their number per state. Senators are apportioned equally, with each state receiving two, and they serve six-year terms, with individual senators’ terms being staggered in two-year intervals. The Founders chose this way of organizing the chambers as a compromise between states with large populations (which receive more representation in the House) and states

Governor of Texas, is Dan Patrick (42nd). Dan Patrick is a Republican and a Baptist. He is also a radio talk show host. For the Texas House of Representatives, the presiding officer is the Speaker of the House. The Speaker of the House serves a 2 year term, is an elected member of the TX House and is selected by members of the House. The current Speaker of the House is Joe Straus.

known as the upper house, and the House of Representatives is known as the lower house. The Legislature of the United States government is bicameral; this means that it is “a governmental body with two houses or chambers” (Dictionary.com). These two chambers are known as the Senate and the House of Representatives. The formation of these two chambers was