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House of Representatives Member Allocation Criteria Explained

Learn about how a state's population determines its House of Representatives member count according to the Constitution.

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House of Representatives Member Allocation Criteria Explained

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  1. Question #1 Ses.1.7 A state’s population determines how many members it sends to the House of Representatives. According to the Constitution, how is this count made? A.by a popular vote every other year B.by a census every ten years C. by a census every five years D. by an elective every four years
  2. Question #2ses1.9 How do the principles of federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances affect the government? A. They give the government more power with foreign nations. B.They ensure that the rights of states are protected C. They guarantee that changes to the Constitution are made only by the will of the people D. They limit the government’s power
  3. Question #3 Ses.1.16 What is the purpose of the Preamble of the Constitution? A. It states the goals of the new government B. It declares independence from Great Britain C. It describes how the Constitution can be amended

  4. United States Law: A Breakdown of Types

  5. Constitutional Law The fundamental source of US law, is the supreme law of the land, applies to all Decides the limits of government’s power and the rights of the individual (either civil or criminal)
  6. Statutory Law written by the legislative branch comprises many federal court decisions and 1/5 of all Supreme Court cases sometimes called Roman law, since laws of ancient Rome were written down so that all knew the law There are two general levels of crimes. Felonies are serious crimes that normally have a punishment of more than a year in jail. Misdemeanors are less serious crimes where the penalty is usually less than a year in jail or even just a fine.
  7. Administrative Law Spells out the authority and procedures to be followed by federal agencies Sets rules and regulations issued by those agencies
  8. The Common Law the most important basis of the legal system; is made by judges in the process of settling individual cases (of English origin) the basis for state constitutions and the US Constitution (except in Louisiana which is based on the Napoleonic Code)
  9. Civil Law Law which concerns disputes between two or more individuals or between individuals and the government
  10. Criminal Law Criminal laws are laws that make certain actions a crime. (See statutory law for additional details)
  11. Systems of the Legal System Equal justice under the law Due process of the law The adversarial system Presumption of innocence (innocent until proven guilty, burden of proof falls on prosecution)
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