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{{outdated|2014}}[[File:U.S. Supreme Court and Capitol Washington D.C..jpg|thumb|The Capitol from the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.]]

{{outdated|2014}}[[File:U.S. Supreme Court and Capitol Washington D.C..jpg|thumb|The Capitol from the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.]]

'''Congress (Congress of the United States)''' (a word derived from the Latin "congressum", from "congredior", meaning "to come together") is the term for the legislative body of the [[United States of America]], composed of the [[House of Representatives]] and [[United States Senate|Senate]]. In the current 112th Congress, the House is controlled by the [[Republican Party]] while the Senate is controlled by the [[Democratic Party]]. The reelection rate for congressional incumbents is 93% despite persistently low approval ratings, typically near 20%.

'''Congress (Congress of the United States)''' (a word derived from the Latin "congressum", from "congredior", meaning "to come together") is the term for the legislative body of the [[United States of America]], composed of the [[House of Representatives]] and [[United States Senate|Senate]]. In the current 115th Congress, both the House and the Senate are controlled by the [[Republican Party]]. The reelection rate for congressional incumbents is 93% despite persistently low approval ratings, typically near 20%.

==Powers==

==Powers==

== Congressmen in the White House==

== Congressmen in the White House==

Thirty-three members of Congress have gone on to become [[President of the United States]] and the vast majority of them were [[Republican]] members.<ref>http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/mem_bio/mem_pres.html</ref> Among those who ascended to the White House are:

Thirty-three members of Congress have gone on to become [[President of the United States]], the vast majority of which were [[Republican]] members.<ref>http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/mem_bio/mem_pres.html</ref> Among those who ascended to the White House are:

*[[George H.W. Bush]]

*[[George H.W. Bush]]

*[[Abraham Lincoln]]

*[[Abraham Lincoln]]