Congress

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Chapter 10

• Section 1

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Congress

• We have a representative democracy.
• Congress expresses the will of the people.
• Congress is a bicameral legislature- two houses.
• One reason for this was that the British
  Parliament was bicameral.
• Another reason is due to the Great Compromise.
• It also creates a system for each house to check
  the other.

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Terms and Sessions

• Terms of Congress lasts for two years.
• It starts on the third day of January.
• Sessions are times when Congress assembles.
• Special sessions may be called for by the
  President.