In the United States Government, the Congress (議會(huì)) 1 the laws. The Congress has two parts, 2 are more or less equal in power. They are 3 as the House of Representatives and the Senate (參議院) . The House of Representatives is 4 than the Senate whose 100 members (two from each state) 5 for six years. The 435 members of the House are 6 every two years, and the 7 from each state is determined by the 8 of the state. For example, California, which has a 9 population, has forty-three Representatives, 10 the state of Nevada has only one.

　　The House and Senate are divided into small groups which 11 special matters such as education of foreign affairs. The most 12 work of the Congress is often done these groups, which are 13 committees (委員會(huì)) .

　　According to the Constitution (憲法) of the United States a Senator must be 14 thirty years old and he must have been a 15 of the United States for nine years at the time of his 16 . To be elected to the House a person must be twenty-five years old 17 must have been United States citizen for seven years. At the present time, members of Congress 18 businessmen, farmers, teachers, and especially lawyers.

　　In general, Senators are 19 known than Representatives because they are 20 in number and serve for a longer time. Many American Presidents served in Congress before they became presidents.

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