House of Representatives
1. What are some tactics a candidate might use to gain votes?
Billboards, Ads, Debates, Meet and Greets, etc.
2. How many members are in the House of Representatives?
435
3. Define the word apportionment? Distributed among the states on the basis of
their population.
4. How is apportionment used in the House of Reps.? This is how they
determine how many reps are from each state, with each guaranteed at least
1.
5. What states only have one representative in the House?
Alaska, Del., Montana, ND, SD, Vermont, and Wyoming
6. Is there a limit on how many terms a representative may have? NO
7. Define the word reapportion? The redistribution of seats in the H of R
8. When does this happen in the United States? Every 10 years after the census
9. How many seats were in the first House of Representatives? 65
10. What is the Reapportionment Act of 1929? It calls for automatic
reapportionment every 10 years
11. What are the 4 steps in the automatic reapportionment?
1. Permanent Size at 435
2. Reapportionment after Census
3. Congress must ok it
4. If house doesn’t reject after 60 days, automatic pass
12. What is the date for the Congressional elections on every year? Tuesday
following the first Monday in November
13. What state is the only exception to the rule and do they follow it?
Alaska, but they use the above date
14. Congressional elections held in a non-presidential year are called?
Off Year Elections
15. What is the importance of a District?
Keeps representatives close to their constituents
Single member district = an electoral district, where one member is chosen to
the H of R
At Large = elected from the state as a whole
16. What is gerrymandering?
Districts drawn to the advantage of a political party
17. Is gerrymandering used today?
NO
18. Why would a party want to create gerrymandering?
To gain a political advantage
19. What was the decision in Wesberry vs. Sanders?
Districts must have similar populations
20. What are the formal qualifications to become a member of the House of
Representatives?
Must be 25 or older
Citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years
You must live in the state from which you are elected
You must live in the district you are elected from
21. What are some of the informal qualifications?
Ability to get votes
Party ID
Name recognition
Gender
Ethnic characteristics
Political experience
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