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Introduction
US Congress

The US federal government has three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The US Congress is the legislative branch, being a bicameral (two-year) organization made up of two chambers: The House of Representatives and the Senate.

• Creates all federal laws and votes to implement new laws
• Split into two parts: The House of Representatives and The Senate
• The House has 435 seats (distributed based on state population)
• The Senate has 100 seats (2 per state)
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