Constitutional Lessons Edition V: the House of Representatives

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Here's what the U.S. Constitution has to say about the House of Representatives

Our Founding Fathers, who envisioned the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, were exceptionally smart. These courageous men were clairvoyant.

They could predict the future and answer questions before they knew we had a question. Our Constitution has guided us since 1789. It has withstood wars, trials, and tribulations. It has weathered the storms of discontent, polarization, vicious ideology, and radical politics.

Our Constitution begins with the words:

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence (sic), promote the general Welfare…do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

Those words mean that all power in America comes from the people and not delegated to the people. The first paragraph provides for domestic tranquility, a common defense, general welfare, and liberty now and for our descendants. Those are the reasons we have a Constitution.

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What is in Article I of the U.S. Constitution?

Section 1. The first section provides that all legislative powers granted by the Constitution shall be vested in what we call “Congress,” which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives (House). Article I is about the legislative branch of federal government.

Section 2. The House members (representatives) shall be elected every two years by the voters (electors) in their states. The voters or electors in the states for congressmen or congresswomen shall have the same qualifications as those who vote for “the most numerous branch” (usually the State House of Representatives) in a state. A representative must be at least 25 years old; a citizen of the U. S. for at least seven years; and, when elected, a resident of the state where elected. By a 1929 Congressional act, the House has 435 representatives.

This section provides for apportionment of representatives to states based on population; the greater populated states have more U. S. representatives than the states with less population. After 1782 and now today, enumeration or apportionment of congressmen is completed every ten years after the census is taken.

If a state gains population in that decade, then that state adds representatives, assuming the gain is greater than the average among the states.

Each state has at least one representative, and vacancies shall be filled by special elections in each state. Section 2 concludes by providing that the House shall choose its Speaker and officers, and it “shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.”

We shall learn about impeachment (an accusation or charge) in later articles. The House has the charging decision, called impeachment. After a charge in the House, the Senate has the responsibility of trial.[/i]