The House of Representatives
GPTKB entity
Properties (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Legislative body
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| gptkbp:can_be |
Presidential veto
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| gptkbp:canBe |
Hearings
Proposed legislation Executive actions |
| gptkbp:canCreate |
Subcommittees
Laws Legislative proposals |
| gptkbp:canEstablish |
Federal agencies
President_in_case_of_an_Electoral_College_tie |
| gptkbp:firstAwarded |
March 1, 1789
|
| gptkbp:governedBy |
Direct popular vote
Speaker_of_the_House |
| gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver |
Military actions
|
| gptkbp:hasAwards |
House_Rules
|
| gptkbp:hasFacility |
Citizens_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance |
First legislative body in the U.S.
|
| gptkbp:hasHistory |
Established in 1789
|
| gptkbp:hasLegalStatus |
Legislation
|
| gptkbp:hasMajorCity |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party |
| gptkbp:hasMember |
435
Minority Leader Whip Various committees Majority Leader |
| gptkbp:hasOccupation |
Members from various backgrounds
|
| gptkbp:hasTheme |
Regular sessions
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The House of Representatives
|
| gptkbp:isEquippedWith |
Report to constituents
|
| gptkbp:isExaminedBy |
Representatives from states
|
| gptkbp:isExpectedTo |
2 years
Congressional districts District voters |
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
Public opinion
|
| gptkbp:isInvolvedIn |
Budget approval
Foreign policy decisions National policy making |
| gptkbp:isLedBy |
Speaker
|
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
|
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
gptkb:U.S._federal_government
Bicameral legislature Checks and balances system |
| gptkbp:isSubjectTo |
Constitutional law
Checks and balances Public scrutiny |
| gptkbp:length |
2 years
|
| gptkbp:license |
Members
|
| gptkbp:mayHave |
Taxes
Investigations Federal officials Funding for programs Surveys of public opinion Majority coalition Amendments_to_the_Constitution Treaties_(with_Senate_approval) |
| gptkbp:meets |
Capitol Building
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:responsibleFor |
Initiating revenue bills
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
First-past-the-post
Roll call votes Citizens_over_18 |