Simply put, the futures in the midterm election refer to the presidential term. The US presidential term is four years. Every newly elected president or newly elected president has a large-scale election when the four-year term is about halfway through the four-year term. This el

In this issue, we will mainly talk about the most basic concepts of the US midterm elections and the most basic situation of the US Congress.

Midterm elections A major event in American political life, so what exactly does the midterm elections refer to?

Simply put, the period in the midterm election refers to . The presidential term of the United States is four years. Every newly elected president or newly elected president has a large-scale election when the four-year term is about halfway through, and this election is called the midterm election.

The midterm election is not a presidential election, and it has little to do with the presidential election. It mainly elects members of the U.S. Congress, senators, some governors, local officials and local council representatives. So every election is very large and has a close relationship with voters.

But among all these elections, the most popular one is actually about the election of members of the United States Congress. The U.S. Congress is divided into the House of Representatives and the Senate. House of Representatives We usually call it House of Commons , and Senate is usually called House of Lords .

What is the division of labor between the US House of Representatives and the Senate? It can be simply said that the House represents the rights of the people, and the Senate represents the rights of every state in the United States.

U.S. House of Representatives has 435 members with voting rights, and some representatives are also in the House of Representatives, but they do not have voting rights. For example, the United States' Guam , American Samoa , and Puerto Rico are all represented in the US Congress, but they do not have the right to vote, so the 435 members of the parliament are truly voting.

These 435 seats of congressman are allocated based on the national proportion of the population of each state in the United States. To give a simple example, suppose the United States has a population of 4.35 million, and there is an average of one quota for every 10,000 individuals. Assuming that there are 500,000 in , there are 50 Representatives in California, and 250,000 in , there are 25 Representatives seats.

So the United States will conduct a census every ten years, and then the 435 seats will be allocated to various states in the United States based on the population. From this point we can also see that the allocation of seats for the House of Representatives in various states in the United States has changed.

In recent decades, Florida , Texas, California , the population of these states is increasing in the country, so the House of Representatives seats in these states are relatively more numerous, while Massachusetts , the population in the country has been declining in recent decades, so the House of Representatives seats are also declining accordingly.

So, the distribution of seats of the Representatives among states is also dynamic. Of course, no matter how small the population is, we must ensure that at least one seat for the House of Representatives is.

In short, the House of Representatives represents a comparison of strength such as the people and the population.

Senators represent state rights. There are 50 states in the United States. Each state has two senators regardless of its size. Why do you say that the states are equal in size?

California has a large population and is very strong, while Rhode Island is a very small state. In this case, if the House of Representatives have the final say, then there are so many Representatives in California and so few Representatives in Rhode Island, can the power of this state be guaranteed by the federal government?

So the United States has taken this issue into consideration in institutional design. Senators regardless of the size of the state, each state has two senators. In this way, when it is related to state rights, senators can guarantee that the rights to small states will not be bullied by large states.

Simply put, the House of Representatives represents the rights of the people, and the Senate represents the rights of the state. Based on this, the terms of office of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives are also different.

The term of office of a U.S. House of Representatives is two years and the term of office of a Senate is six years. Why is it designed like this?

There are very few countries in the world where the term of the House of Representatives is only two years, most of which are four years, and some even five years. The United States means that the House of Representatives represents the people, so we must keep in touch with voters.

What if the term of office of the House of Representatives is too long and their thinking changes? So there are elections every two years. Senators represent the state's rights, which is relatively stable, with a term of 6 years.

Representatives are elected every two years, and there are 100 senators and their term of office is 6 years, so about 1/3 of senators are re-elected every two years, that is, they are re-elected every six years.

In these elections, the year of the presidential election is called the election year. During the presidential election, the House of Representatives is also elected, and one-third of the Senate members are going to re-election. But the presidential election is so attractive that everyone has not paid attention to this. The outside world, especially internationally, pay less attention to the presidential election.

However, the midterm elections in the middle of the presidency are mainly to compete for all seats in the House of Representatives and some seats in the Senate. Therefore, the midterm elections have made everyone's attention more focused on the congressional elections and on the House of Representatives elections.

Through the introduction of the system, everyone has a rough understanding of the importance of the US Congress and the midterm elections. Why do we say there are governor elections, local council elections, some mayor elections, and judicial officials elections? Why do we pay great attention to Congress elections in the midterm elections?

Usually we call the midterm election a congressional battle, because at the federal level, the United States is a country that implements the separation of powers of , and the executive power belongs to the president, that is, White House , and judicial power belongs to the Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of China, with nine justices. The legislative power belongs to Congress and is divided into the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Congress is a constraint and a balance over the president's power. Therefore, it is also very important to whose hands the Congress controls, and it has a great impact on the US president's rule and diplomacy.

It is particularly noteworthy that in the domestic political life of the United States, the influence of Congress may be far greater than that of the president.

The US Congress enacts laws, and the United States is also a country ruled by law, so all aspects of life are regulated by laws, or have laws as the basis.

Therefore, the Congressional election is no less important to the American people than the presidential election. Every two years of congressional elections and midterm elections during the presidency will also attract high attention from the American people.