What is cOngress?
Congress is the name for the 2 bodies of the US government that compromise the Legislative Branch, the House of Representatives and the Senate, that meet in the US Capitol building. The members of Congress are elected by the people, and create the laws that govern the country (which the President then enacts and the Supreme Court looks at to confirm its Constitutionality). ChaCha
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The US Congress is the national legislative body of the US consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. ChaCha.
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The national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives,lower house.
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Congress is a formal assembly of representatives, as of various nations, to discuss problems.
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Congress is the national legislative body of a nation, especially a republic. Thanks for using ChaCha!
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Congress is the branch of the US government that is responsible for writing and passing legislation.
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