House of Representatives (Netherlands)

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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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/house-of-representatives-netherlands

Write what each word means, using the article.

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

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

1. What is the location?The Hague, Netherlands
2. What is the number of seats?150
3. What is the House of Representatives in the Netherlands?The House of Representatives, called Tweede Kamer, is the main group of 150 people who make laws for the whole country.
4. How are members of the House elected?People vote for a political party, and the number of seats each party gets in the 150 seats is based on how many votes the party receives across the whole country.

Legislative Body: An assembly with the power to make laws.
Party-list proportional representation: An electoral system where seats are allocated to parties based on their national vote share.
Executive Branch: The part of government responsible for implementing and enforcing laws.
Right of Amendment: The power of legislators to propose changes to proposed laws.