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House of Representatives: see Congress of the United States Congress of the United States, the legislative branch of the federal government, instituted (1789) by Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States , which prescribes its membership and defines its powers. ..... Click the link for more information. . House of Representatives 1. (in the US) the lower chamber of Congress 2. (in Australia) the lower chamber of Parliament 3. the sole chamber of New Zealand's Parliament: formerly the lower chamber 4. (in the US) the lower chamber in many state legislatures How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. Some say that it was occupied by your own ancestor, William Hawthorne, first speaker of the House of Representatives. A number of coloured men--some of them very strong and brilliant--were in the House of Representatives at that time, and one, the Hon. |
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