House+of+Representatives

Provide the answer as addressed by the Constitution. If possible, include the Article and section of the Constitution where the information can be found.

By Ali Giron and Trish Denoga

Elections are held for the members of the House of Representatives every 2 years. (Article 1, Section 2)
 * 1) How often are elections held for the House of Representatives?**

Each representative must be at least 25 years old, have been a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years, and must live in the state which he is running in. (Article 1, Section 2)
 * 2) What are the minimum qualifications necessary to become a member of the House?**

The population is measured within three years after the first meeting of Congress, and within every subsequent ten years. (Article 1, Section 2)
 * 3) How often is the population measured to establish the number of representatives for each state?**

The House of Representatives chooses who will be their Speaker and other offices. (Article 1, Section 2)
 * 4) Who selects the Speaker of the House?**

Impeachment is the trial of the president for the purpose of removing them from office. By voting, the House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach. (Article 1, Section 2)
 * 5) What is impeachment? Who has the sole power to "impeach"?**

According to Article 1 Section 5, no houses shall adjourn when Congress is in session without the permission of the other house for more than three days. This basically means no, they cannot adjourn for two weeks if Senate doesn't want them to. They also can't move to another place. (Article 1, Section 5)
 * 6) Can the House of Representatives adjourn for two weeks during Christmas even though the Senate does not want them to? Why/why not?**

If there's a vacancy in the House of Representatives, the Executive branch issues a special election that is ordered by a governor or someone with executive authority to fill those vacancies. (Article 1, Section 2)
 * 7) If a mid-term vacancy occurs in the House, how is it filled?**