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1、TheUSCongressIntroduction1TheUnitedStatesCongressisthebicamerallegislatureofthefederalgovernmentoftheUnitedStates,consistingoftheSenate,itsupperhouse,andtheHouseofRepresentatives,itslowerhouse.History2TheFirstContinentalCongresswasagatheringofrepresent
2、ativesfromtwelveofthethirteenBritishColoniesinNorthAmerica.OnJuly4,1776,theSecondContinentalCongressadoptedtheDeclarationofIndependence,referringtothenewnationasthe"UnitedStatesofAmerica".TheArticlesofConfederationin1781createdaunicameralbodywithequalr
3、epresentationamongthestatesinwhicheachstatehadavetoovermostdecisions.Law-makingProcedureofAmerica31.Thesenateorthehouseofrepresentativesputforwardlegislation2.Thesenateorthehousewillputbillontheagenda3.Thesenateorthehouseofrepresentativesconsideratethe
4、bill4.Ifthebillpassesinthehousewhichitwasintroduced,thenitistransferedtoanotherhouseLaw-makingProcedureofAmerica7.ThePresidentsigns8.ThePresidentcanvetoit.CongresscanenactthelawdespitethePresident'sviewonlyiftwo-thirdofthemembersofbothhousesvoteinfavor
5、ofit5.Anotherhouseamendthebillandsenditbacktotheoriginalhouse6.Theoriginalsenateamendthebillagainandsendittoanotherhouse.repeatitfor5-6,untilbothsidescometoanagreementTwoHouses4HouseofRepresentativesSenateTheHouseofRepresentatives2TheHousecompriseslawm
6、akerswhoservetwo-yearterms.EachHousemembersrepresentsadistrictinhishomestate.Thenumberofdistrictsinastateisdeterminedbyacountofpopulationtakenevery10yearsThereare435representativesintheHouseofRepresentativeTheElectionsoftheHouseofRepresentatives1.Elect
7、ionsforcongressmenareheldineveryeven-numberedyear,onElectionDaythefirstTuesdayinNovember.2.ThenumberoftheRepresentative(Congressman)isaccordingtothestatepopulationdistribution.,eachstateatleasthas1representative,3.Thetotalmembersare435,.Thecongressmanm
8、ustbeatleast25yearsold,andstayintheUnitedStatesforatleast7yearsasanAmericancitizen4.Thecongressmanmustbeelectedfromsingle-memberdistrictsbypluralityvoting,theyservefortwo-yeartermsTheSpeakeroftheHouseBorn:November17,1949,Reading,Ohio,U.
