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              The congress is the legislative Branch. Its 

main function is to make laws. It also oversees the 

executive and Judcial powers. The congress is 

bicameral. It is composed of two houses. one 

house is the senate. Each of the fifty states is 

allocated one or more representatives bases in its 

population as calculated by the decemial census. 

Census count seat equals roughly 600,00 

constituent.

     The senate and the house of representative are 

both required to approve legislative power, but 

revenue bills. Senators sometimes use this rule to 

fillibuster a bill. That is, continue debating a bill 

endlessly so that it cannot be used on. The house 

has the sole power to impeach federal; executive 

and judicial officer. I impeachments, a two-third 

vote being required for conviction.The U.S 

congress has a writ of habeas corpus( literally to " 

produce the body") is a court order to a person 

holding someone in custody. The bill of attainder 

is also an act of a legislature declaring a person 

guilty and punishing them. 

Casework   helps congress to figure a person 

background when on trails in court cases. The 

congress has a ex facto law; which changes the 

legal of actions that were committed. The 

resulting district apportionment is known as 

gerrymander. The U.S congress has the 

seniority rule where every member have their 

choice of committee.Both major political parties 

have designated floor leaders major in both 

houses of congress. The majority party is called 

the senate and the floor leader for minority is 

called the house minority leader. Standing 

committee are responsible for party's leaders.

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