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a 535-person group project where nobody does the reading and everyone wants an A
means A formal assembly of representatives, especially the national legislature of the United States, gathered to debate and make laws.
from From Latin 'congressus,' the past participle of 'congredi' — 'to come together,' from 'com-' (together) plus 'gradi' (to walk or step). So at root, a congress is simply a bunch of people who walked toward each other to meet. The word arrived in English in the 1500s meaning any coming-together — including, for a while, the more intimate kind ('sexual congress'). Only later did it settle into its political seat, with the United States Congress claiming the name in the late 18th century.
- approval rating
- often polls below cockroaches and traffic jams
- original size
- first House had just 65 members
- working days
- often fewer than 150 sessions a year
- term length
- House serves only two years, perpetually campaigning
- power source
- controls the entire federal purse, not the president
us house of representatives — 435 voting members representing districts, meets in the capitol building in washington, dc
us senate — 100 senators (2 per state), upper chamber of us congress, established 1789
indian parliament — bicameral legislature with lok sabha (545 members) and rajya sabha (245 members) in new delhi
brazilian national congress — chamber of deputies (513 members) and federal senate (81 members) in brasília