▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁is ▁the ▁sole ▁chamber ▁of ▁a ▁un ic amer al ▁legisl ature . ▁▁ ▁The ▁function ing ▁of ▁a ▁house ▁of ▁represent atives ▁can ▁vary ▁greatly ▁from ▁country ▁to ▁country , ▁and ▁depends ▁on ▁whether ▁a ▁country ▁has ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁or ▁a ▁president ial ▁system . ▁M embers ▁of ▁a ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁are ▁typically ▁app ort ioned ▁according ▁to ▁population ▁rather ▁than ▁ge ography . ▁ ▁National ▁legisl atures ▁The ▁Indones ian ▁People ' s ▁Represent ative ▁Council ▁( D ew an ▁Per w ak il an ▁Rak y at , ▁D PR ) ▁is ▁generally ▁known ▁in ▁English ▁as ▁the ▁" H ouse ▁of ▁Representatives ", ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁D ew an ▁Rak y at ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁and ▁the ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁O ire acht as ▁parliament . ▁ ▁" The ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives " ▁currently ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁countries : ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁countries ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁sole ▁chamber ▁in ▁a ▁un ic amer al ▁system : ▁ ▁Sub n ational ▁legisl atures ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁is ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁most , ▁but ▁not ▁all , ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁houses ▁of ▁U . S . ▁state ▁legisl atures , ▁with ▁the ▁exceptions ▁usually ▁called ▁" State ▁Assembly ", ▁" General ▁Assembly ", ▁or ▁more ▁rarely , ▁" H ouse ▁of ▁De leg ates ". ▁ ▁In ▁Germany , ▁the ▁Land tag ▁parliament ▁of ▁the