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Would a viable third party candidate legally have a chance in the House of Representatives?
Suppose there was an American third party candidate, who won a quarter of the popular vote, and a single large state or a handful of smaller ones: specifically with enough electoral votes so that ...
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Is the House of Representatives not allowed to initiate any bills dealing with foreign policy (outside of commerce and budget matters)?
It's been claimed in an unsourced answer here that
It's an "H.R.". Meaning it's a "House Resolution". As such, the bill would not have any power in law. The domain of the foreign ...
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If a state's population falls below 30,000, how would they be represented in the House?
The Constitution has this clause in it:
The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative;
If the population of a ...
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In case of an electoral college tie, can a regular House vote prevent the "en bloc" House vote from happening?
Should neither candidate for president get to 270 votes in the electoral college, the twelfth amendment to the constitution specifies that the House of Representatives "shall choose immediately&...
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What is the political reason for the U.S. House to adopt a resolution that essentially reaffirms the Constitution?
Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution, H.Res.1155, committing to the peaceful transfer of power after the election. The Resolution text is fairly short:
Resolved, That the ...
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If the US Senate votes to not pass a bill, can the House of Representatives overrule that vote?
Background: During a conversation about politics, I mentioned that one party in the US might try to amend the Constitution so that, should a bill pass the House of Representatives but be voted down in ...
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The authority to convene a new House of Representatives
On the wikipedia page for the Clerk of the US House of Representatives, there is a passage:
To preserve the legal continuity of the House, the existence of the House is vested in the Clerk at the ...
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Would switching to a proportionate House require a constitutional amendment?
A hopefully not-too-long not-too-short background
The bicameral legislature of the USA occurred as an early compromise among its founding fathers, between those who believed in individual ownership ...
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Would the Congressional Apportionment Amendment have any effect on the House of Representatives if it were ratified today?
The unratified Congressional Apportionment Amendment reads :
After the first enumeration required by the first article of the
Constitution, there shall be one Representative for every thirty
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