Unit 4 - Article 1 - House of Representatives

Article 1 - Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch makes the laws for the country and they work in Washington D.C. at the Capitol Building as seen to the right.

Multiple Choice

What does the legislative branch do?

• Enforces the law

• Interprets the law

• Makes the law

Multiple Choice

Where is the capital of the United States?

• Washington State

• Springfield, Illinois

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Washington D.C.

Bi-cameral Legislature - having two houses

• House of Representatives and the Senate make up the legislative branch

• ​There are two houses in the Legislative Branch and that is called bicameral

• They make the national laws that we follow

Multiple Choice

What is a bi-cameral legislature?

• A legislative branch with two houses

• A legislative branch with one house

• A legislative branch with three houses

Multiple Select

What are the names of the bi-cameral legislature?

• House of Representatives

• Assembly

• Senate

• House of Commons

House Qualifications

• Serves a 2 year term

• Must be at least 25 years old

• 7 year U.S. citizen

• Live in state and district you represent

• There are 435 House members total and that number will not change unless we add another state

• All house members are up for re-election every two years so the people have a chance to change the direction of the government if they are not happy

• The Speaker of the House is the leader and is chosen by the party that has a majority of members in the House.

Multiple Select

Check three House of Representatives qualifications

• 25 years old

• 9 year U.S. citizen

• Live in state elected from

• 7 year U.S. citizen

Multiple Choice

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

• President of the House

• Speaker of the House

• Vice-President

• Chief Justice

The Census (Enumeration)

• The census is the counting of the people

• We count our people every ten years (Decade)

• We count the people so we know how many representatives and how many electoral college votes each state will get

• If a state gains population it will get more representatives and if a state loses population it will lose representatives

• The trend is people are moving from the north(Red) to warmer southern states(Green)

Multiple Select

Pick two states that are losing representatives in 2024

• New York

• Texas

• Illinois

• Florida

Multiple Choice

What do we call the counting of the people every ten years?

• Census

• Century

• Numberation

• Concentration

Special Powers Given to the House of Representatives

• A bill that spends money must begin in the House of Reps. (Purse Strings)

• Impeachment or to accuse a judge or president of wrong doing begins in the House of Reps.

• The House decides who the president is when no candidate gets a majority of the electoral votes

• Each state gets one vote and 26 states are needed to decide the presidency

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are NOT powers given to the House of Representatives

• Can impeach a judge or president

• Controls the purse strings or spending of the government

• Can fire a senator for any reason

Multiple Choice

What position does the house decide if a candidate does not get a majority of electoral votes in an election?

• Speaker of the House

• President protempor

• Chief Justice

• President

Multiple Choice

What is the House of Representatives sometimes called?

• The people's house

• The poor house

Multiple Choice

How many representatives are up for re-election every two years?

• 100

• half

• 435

• None, they serve six year terms