大选学英语（4）
<p><span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> (<span word="The">The</span> <span word="House">House</span>)：众议院</p><p><span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>)</p><p>众议院是国会两院规模较大的一院，435名议员通常被称作国会议员和国会女议员，他们的任期为两年，参议员的任期则为六年。众议院议长由每届新国会开幕时众议员们经过多数投票产生。众议员代表着他们“选区”的近五十万公民，每个州选区的众议员人数每10年根据联邦人口统计数据确定一次。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. 435 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="senators">senators</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> "<span word="constituencies">constituencies</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="constituency">constituency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="every">every</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="data">data</span>.</p><p><span word="House">House</span> <span word="Majority">Majority</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>：众议院多数派领袖</p><p><span word="House">House</span> <span word="Majority">Majority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span></p><p>众议院多数派领袖是众议院多数派政党第二位最有权力的人士。与众议院议长不同，他/她对众议院不负总体责任，主要任务完全是推动所属政党的利益。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>, <span word="he">he</span> / <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> / <span word="her">her</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> / <span word="her">her</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p>
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