The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
We vote for our representatives; We have the duty of choosing who leads our state in the House of Representatives.
No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
Those wishing to represent must be at least 25 year old and be a US citizen of 7 years and also must be a an inhabitant of that state in order to represent it.
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New-York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
This talks about the number of representatives each state is allowed. This is determined by the population of the state. For every 30,000 citizens, 1 representative is allotted. A census is taken every ten years to determine the growth of the state and also how many reprentatives a then allotted.
When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
At the time there is a space open for a representative, an election will take place to choose a new (another) representative.
The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
The House is responsible for choosing the Speaker of the House as well as given the power to impeach.
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