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-'''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 116th Congress, the House is controlled by the [[Democrat Party]] and the Senate is controlled by the [[Republican 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 118th Congress (2023-24), the House is controlled by the [[Republican Party]] and the Senate is controlled by the [[Democrat Party]]. The reelection rate for congressional incumbents is absurdly high, typically over 90%, despite persistently rock-bottom low approval ratings, typically around 20%.
 ==Powers==

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-{{outdated|2014}}[[File:U.S. Supreme Court and Capitol Washington D.C..jpg|thumb|The Capitol from the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.]]
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-'''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%.
+'''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 116th Congress, the House is controlled by the [[Democrat Party]] and the Senate is controlled by the [[Republican Party]]. The reelection rate for congressional incumbents is 93% despite persistently low approval ratings, typically near 20%.
 ==Powers==

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 [[Category:United States House of Representatives]]
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-'''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==
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 == 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]]
 *[[Abraham Lincoln]]

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	'''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 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%.

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 ==Houses==
-Congress is divided into two houses, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and the [[House of Representatives]].  The Senate gives equal weight for each state, with each state electing 2 senators who serve 6 year terms.  The House is proportioned based upon [[population]], with each House member serving a 2 year term.  The House and Senate must agree for [[legislation]] to be enacted.  The [[President]] can [[veto]] that legislation which can then be overridden by a 2/3rds majority of both Houses of Congress.
+Congress is divided into two houses, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and the [[House of Representatives]].  The Senate gives equal weight for each state, with each state electing 2 senators who serve 6 year terms.  The House is proportioned based upon [[population]], with each House member serving a 2-year term.  The House and Senate must agree for [[legislation]] to be enacted.  The [[President]] can [[veto]] that legislation which can then be overridden by a 2/3rds majority of both Houses of Congress.
 The basis of these two components come from [[James Madison]]'s [[Virginia Plan]] and [[William Patterson]]'s [[New Jersey Plan]]. During the [[Philadelphia Convention]] in 1787, Madison's [[Virginia]] Plan called for two houses both of which would be represent each state based on its population. Smaller states took issue with this, as the provision was highly favorable to Virginia. Thus, William Patterson proposed the [[New Jersey]] Plan - which called for one house that represented each stated with a single vote. Eventually the [[Connecticut]] delegates proposed the [[Connecticut Compromise]] - which called for two houses, the upper of which would represent each state equally, and the lower of which would represent each state according to population.<ref>Boyer, 187</ref>

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 ==Powers==
-The powers of Congress, called the [[Delegated Powers]] are detailed in [[United States Constitution:Article I|Article I]], section eight.  Congress is vested with the power to impose and collect [[taxes]], to [[borrow]] and [[coin]] [[money]], and to regulate foreign trade and [[interstate commerce]].  Congress is also responsible to create [[post office]]s and [[federal court]]s, maintain the [[Army]] and [[Navy]], and admit new [[states]] into the union.  Additionally, Congress can propose [[amendment]]s to the [[Constitution]].  The [[Necessary and Proper Clause]] grants Congress all other powers necessary to carry out its duties.<ref>U.S. Government and Politics</ref>
+The powers of Congress, called the [[Delegated Powers]] are detailed in [[United States Constitution:Article I|Article I]], section eight.  Congress is vested with the power to impose and collect [[taxes]], to [[loan|borrow]] and [[coin]] [[money]], and to regulate foreign trade and [[interstate commerce]].  Congress is also responsible to create [[post office]]s and [[federal court]]s, maintain the [[Army]] and [[Navy]], and admit new [[states]] into the union.  Additionally, Congress can propose [[amendment]]s to the [[Constitution]].  The [[Necessary and Proper Clause]] grants Congress all other powers necessary to carry out its duties.<ref>U.S. Government and Politics</ref>
 ==Origin==

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 ==Powers==
+The powers of Congress, called the [[Delegated Powers]] are detailed in [[United States Constitution:Article I|Article I]], section eight.  Congress is vested with the power to impose and collect [[taxes]], to [[borrow]] and [[coin]] [[money]], and to regulate foreign trade and [[interstate commerce]].  Congress is also responsible to create [[post office]]s and [[federal court]]s, maintain the [[Army]] and [[Navy]], and admit new [[states]] into the union.  Additionally, Congress can propose [[amendment]]s to the [[Constitution]].  The [[Necessary and Proper Clause]] grants Congress all other powers necessary to carry out its duties.<ref>U.S. Government and Politics</ref>
 ==Origin==
+The Congress of the United States was created in the [[Unites States Constitution:Article I|first article]] of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].<ref>http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articlei.html#section1</ref> Most [[historian]]s agree that the [[bicameral]] system within Congress is derived from the English [[Parliament]].
 ==Houses==
-Congress is divided into two houses, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and the [[House of Representatives]].  The Senate gives equal weight for each state, with each state electing 2 senators who serve 6 year terms.  The House is proportioned based upon population, with each House member serving a 2 year term.  The House and Senate must agree for [[legislation]] to be enacted.  The [[President]] can [[veto]] that legislation which can then be overridden by a 2/3rds majority of both Houses of Congress.
+Congress is divided into two houses, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and the [[House of Representatives]].  The Senate gives equal weight for each state, with each state electing 2 senators who serve 6 year terms.  The House is proportioned based upon [[population]], with each House member serving a 2 year term.  The House and Senate must agree for [[legislation]] to be enacted.  The [[President]] can [[veto]] that legislation which can then be overridden by a 2/3rds majority of both Houses of Congress.
 The basis of these two components come from [[James Madison]]'s [[Virginia Plan]] and [[William Patterson]]'s [[New Jersey Plan]]. During the [[Philadelphia Convention]] in 1787, Madison's [[Virginia]] Plan called for two houses both of which would be represent each state based on its population. Smaller states took issue with this, as the provision was highly favorable to Virginia. Thus, William Patterson proposed the [[New Jersey]] Plan - which called for one house that represented each stated with a single vote. Eventually the [[Connecticut]] delegates proposed the [[Connecticut Compromise]] - which called for two houses, the upper of which would represent each state equally, and the lower of which would represent each state according to population.<ref>Boyer, 187</ref>
 == 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:
 *[[George H.W. Bush]]
 *[[Abraham Lincoln]]
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 *[[Gerald Ford]]
 *[[John Quincy Adams]]
 == Benefits ==
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 ==Notable Members==
 *[[Larry McDonald]], a passenger on [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] shot down by the Soviets on Sept. 1, 1983, the only congressman reported killed by the Soviets during the [[Cold War]]
-*Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi and Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolina became the first black members of Congress in 1870.<ref>http://baic.house.gov/</ref>
+*Senator Hiram Revels of [[Mississippi]] and Representative Joseph Rainey of [[South Carolina]] became the first [[African American]] members of Congress in 1870.<ref>http://baic.house.gov/</ref>
-*Republican Florence Prag Kahn was the first Jewish woman and first widow elected to Congress<ref>http://florencekahn.clerk.house.gov/</ref>
+*Republican Florence Prag Kahn was the first [[Jewish]] woman and first widow elected to Congress<ref>http://florencekahn.clerk.house.gov/</ref>
 *[[William Jennings Bryan]], four-time presidential candidate, best known as the prosecutor in the 1920 [[Scopes Monkey Trial]]
 ==Quotations==
 {{cquote|There is no distinctly American criminal class, except Congress}}
 ==References==
 Boyer, Paul, Clifford Clark, Jr., Nancy Woloch, Neal Salisbury, and Harvard Sitkoff. The Enduring Vision. 5th. New York: Charles Hartford,
 ==Notes==
 [[Category:United States of America]]
 [[Category:United States Government]]

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	'''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 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%.