3 intro to the u.s. house of representatives
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Unit III Lesson 3Intro to The U.S. House of Representatives
Essential Question:• What are the institutions and
policy-making processes of the national government?
• What are the links between the branches of the national government, political parties, interest groups, public opinion, the media, and state and local governments?
“Congress”“Bicameral”
“The People’s
Chamber”
What You Call Them
“Congressman”
“Congressmen” (and “Congresswomen”) serve a two-year term in the U.S. House of Representatives
“Congresswoman”
2012 20142010
There are 435 Representatives (Congressmen and women) in the House
435Represent?
Each Congressperson speaks for one congressional
district
RepresentativeBobby Bright
(D-AL 2nd District)
Sometimes simply called
“Congressman”
435
CongressmanDoug Collins
Each Congressperson speaks for one congressional district
RepresentativeBobby Bright
(D-AL 2nd District)
Representation Based On
29
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Population
27
650,000
1
53
14
If each Congressional district represents about 650,000 people what do you think
the different SIZES of the districts means?
650,000
650,000
Big Cities?
“Remind me…”
435
435
The U.S. Census is taken every 10 years and determines the number of congressmen each state sends to the U.S. House
of Representatives
435650,000
The U.S. Census
435
Apportionment- The process by which seats in House are distributed among the 50 states following a census (some states gain representation and some states lose
representation but the total number of seats in the House stays at 435)
435
435“Apportionment”
U.S. Representatives are elected for:
A.Two-year terms
B.Four-year terms
C.Six-year terms
D.Life
The Reapportionment Act of 1929 set the total number of U.S. Representatives in the
House at:
A.1
B.2
C.100
D.435
The boundary lines of congressional districts must be redrawn every ten years to:
A.Reflect population shifts indicated by the national census
B.Make sure each state’s congressional delegation exactly mirrors its residents’ party affiliations
C.Increase the number of female and minority members of Congress
D.Determine which party’s leader will be named Speaker of the House
After each census count Congress determines which states gain and lose
representation; this process is referred to as:
A.Redistricting
B.Gerrymandering
C.Apportionment
D.Censuring