...As a result, presidential candidates are often nominated from among the senators. The House of Representatives is made up of representatives (commonly known as congressmen) elected by each state for two-year terms in proportion to the state's population, with a fixed number of 435 (1997). Therefore, the allocation of representatives to each state changes depending on the census taken every 10 years. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Congressman" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…その結果,大統領候補が上院議員の中から指名されることも多い。 下院House of Representativesは,各州より人口に比例して2年の任期をもって選出される議員(通称Congressman)により組織され,その定数は435名(1997)となっている。したがって,10年ごとに行われる国勢調査によって各州への議員の割当てに変動が見られる。… ※「Congressman」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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