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Tag: House of Representatives

  • Member Pay

    In Legislation Member Pay in the U.S. Code: Title 2, Chapter 53, Subchapter I The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating member pay are compiled in the United States Code under Title 2, Chapter 53, Subchapter I. It constitutes "prima facie" evidence of statutes […]

  • Treaty of Westphalia: General Part

    Treaty of Westphalia: General Part in United States Treaty of Westphalia (24 Oct 1648). Convention (II) for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes (18 Oct 1907) Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of law Relating to Assistance and Salvage at Sea (23 Sept 1910)and 1967 […]

  • House of Representatives Officers and Administration

    In Legislation House of Representatives Officers and Administration in the U.S. Code: Title 2, Chapter 55 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating house of representatives officers and administration are compiled in the United States Code under Title 2, Chapter 55. It […]

  • House of Representatives Officers and Administration

    In Legislation House of Representatives Officers and Administration in the U.S. Code: Title 2, Chapter 55 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating house of representatives officers and administration are compiled in the United States Code under Title 2, Chapter 55. It […]

  • C-SPAN

    C-SPAN in the United States C-SPAN stands for Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network. It is a television network that shows only political events and meetings. C-SPAN was started in 1979. It allows American citizens to see the actual, day-to-day work of the U.S. House of Representatives and […]

  • C-SPAN

    C-SPAN in the United States C-SPAN stands for Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network. It is a television network that shows only political events and meetings. C-SPAN was started in 1979. It allows American citizens to see the actual, day-to-day work of the U.S. House of Representatives and […]

  • House Of Representatives Seats Among The States

    House of Representatives Seats Among the States in the United States U.S. House of Representatives: House Membership Dividing Seats Among the States Introduction to House of Representatives Seats Among the States House seats are divided among the states by population in a process known as […]

  • House Of Representatives1940s And 1950s

    House of Representatives1940s and 1950s in the United States U.S. House of Representatives: History of the U.S. House of Representatives: World War II to the 1950s Introduction to House of Representatives1940s and 1950s After the United States entered World War II in 1941, the House ceded much […]

  • House Of Representatives In The Civil War

    House of Representatives in the Civil War in the United States U.S. House of Representatives: History of the U.S. House of Representatives: Civil War and Reconstruction Introduction to House of Representatives in the Civil War The federal government assumed broad new powers during the Civil […]

  • House Of Representatives Membership

    House of Representatives Membership in the United States U.S. House of Representatives: House Membership Introduction to House of Representatives Membership House members are usually called representatives; they are also referred to as congressmen or congresswomen, although technically these […]

  • House Of Representatives Membership Responsibilities

    House of Representatives Membership Responsibilities in the United States U.S. House of Representatives: House Membership Responsibilities Introduction to House of Representatives Membership Responsibilities Representatives constantly juggle lawmaking, tending to the concerns of voters, and […]

  • House Of Representatives Powers

    House of Representatives Powers in the United States U.S. House of Representatives: The Work of the House Powers Introduction to House of Representatives Powers The House of Representatives, combined with the Senate, is the world’s most powerful legislature. Acting in tandem, the two chambers […]

  • House Of Representatives Rules

    House of Representatives Rules in the United States U.S. House of Representatives: The Work of the House Rules and Procedures Introduction to House of Representatives Rules The Constitution allows the House to devise its own rules and procedures. Control of important House committees often […]

  • House Of Representatives Committee System

    House of Representatives Committee System in the United States U.S. House of Representatives: The Work of the House The Committee System Introduction to House of Representatives Committee System Because of its large size, nearly all of the House’s most important legislative decisions are made […]

  • House Of Representatives Constitutional Origins

    House of Representatives Constitutional Origins in the United States U.S. House of Representatives: Constitutional Origins Introduction to House of Representatives Constitutional Origins The bicameral (two house) Congress emerged from a compromise between delegates from large and small states […]