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Overview
The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the US government.
Its main function is to create bills which become federal law if the President signs them, though it has other purposes as well.
Hierarchy
The US government is divided into three main parts: Congress is the legislative branch, with the other two being the executive (the Presidential administration, a.k.a. The White House) and the judicial.
Congress itself consists of two parts: the House (whose members are known as "Representatives") and the Senate (whose members are, naturally, known as "Senators").
Pages
Links
Reference
- Wikipedia
- Conservapedia
- dKosopedia
SourceWatch: no article on Congress in general (as of 2009-09-02); articles on specific sessions. Currently redirects to article about the 110th, which is outdated.
Projects
- MAPLight.org: project devoted to tracing the influence of money in politics; covers US Congress, but seems to be trying to expand into more local government as resources permit