作为美国负责起草和通过法案的立法机构，美国的国会采取两院制：由众议院和参议院组成。其中，由435名众议员组成的众议院是其中规模较大的一个，众议员总数由国会根据各州人口比例划分，每个众议员任期为两年，这个特点让众议院又有“人民议院”之称。和参议院一样，众议院也在起草、辩论和通过法案的过程中起着相当重要的作用，其决定影响着全美国的民众。在上海美国中心本次的讲座中，我们带大家走近众议院这个具有特殊重要性的美国立法机构，介绍其历史和功能，以及历史上曾经影响过美国社会进程的几项重要议会辩论。

The U.S. Legislative branch, which drafts and passes bills that may be signed by the President, is divided into 2 governing bodies: The House of Representatives and The Senate.  The House of Representatives is by far the larger of the two, with a total of 435 members, divided based on the proportional population of each of America’s 50 States who are elected every 2 years. These frequent elections have led some observers to nickname Congress’ lower branch as “The People’s House”.  As with the Senate, it plays a key role in drafting, debating and passing legislation that affects millions of citizens across the United States. To explain this key American institution, The Shanghai American Center will host a public lecture to explain its function, its history, and some major debates which have shaped our Nation.

本次活动语言为英文，极少量翻译。请务必携带身份证件出席。

The event will be conducted in English with limited interpretation. Please bring your photo ID to enter the Shanghai American Center.


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