im in fifth grade and i dont know what congress is...?What is it?
2006-11-17 00:45:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
a waste of money
2006-11-17 01:44:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S. it refers the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government (Government has three branches: 1. Executive, 2. Legislative, and 3.Judicial)
And Congress has two chambers:
1. Senate (total 100 Senators - 2 from each of the 50 States)
2. House (435 Representatives - numbers vary from state to state, based on population, for e.g California has more than Wyoming)
2006-11-17 08:58:22 · answer #2 · answered by jasmine 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In politics, Congress ("a gathering of people") is the name of the main legislative body in a state that operates under a congressional system of government. In non-political usage congress is a term applied to a large national or international grouping of people meeting together with common interests or concerns, e.g. an academic conference .
2006-11-17 08:52:24 · answer #3 · answered by muller K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋