Population-based districts create relatively localized constituencies, and the two-year term keeps members close to the next election. Those incentives encourage attention to district opinion and casework, though party, committee specialization, and personal judgment also shape behavior. Electoral proximity predicts pressure, not automatic obedience.

The chamber's size helps explain centralized procedure. The Speaker and Rules Committee can structure consideration, limit debate, and control amendment opportunities more tightly than Senate leaders ordinarily can. Majoritarian organization is a practical response to 435 members, not a constitutional command for every internal rule.

Distinguish House-only roles from completed congressional action. The House originates revenue bills and approves articles of impeachment, but the Senate must pass legislation and tries impeachments. A district majority elects a representative; it does not confer authority to act for Congress as a whole.

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