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2024 United States House of Representatives elections

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2024-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections

Step 2 · Questions

1. How big is 2024 United States House of Representatives elections?
2. What is the election date?
3. What is the number of representatives elected?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Census
Political Party

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is 2024 United States House of Representatives elections?Narrowest since 1930
2. What is the election date?November 5, 2024
3. What is the number of representatives elected?435

House of Representatives: The lower chamber of the U.S. Congress, composed of 435 members representing districts based on population.
Speaker of the House: The elected presiding officer of the House of Representatives and leader of the majority party.
Census: A decennial count of the U.S. population used for apportioning House seats among states.
Political Party: An organized group of individuals who share common political aims and seek to influence public policy by getting elected.