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U.S. Congress
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United States Congress
The
United States Congress
is the
bicameral
legislature of the
federal government
of the
United States
consisting of two houses: the
Senate
and the
House of Representatives
. The Congress meets in the
Capitol
in Washington, D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through
direct election
, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a
gubernatorial
appointment. Members are usually affiliated to the
Republican Party
or to the
Democratic Party
, and only rarely to a
third-party
or as
independents
. Congress has 535 voting members: 435 Representatives and 100 Senators.
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