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A quick definition of Congress:

Congress is a group of people who make laws for the United States. It is made up of two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate. People vote for members of Congress to represent them. The House of Representatives has more people and they serve for two years. The Senate has two people from each state and they serve for six years. Congress has the power to make laws, change the Constitution, and check on the other branches of government. They also have special powers like impeaching the President and confirming appointments. Congress is important because they make sure the government is doing what it's supposed to do.

A more thorough explanation:

Congress is the main policymaking authority in the United States government. It is made up of two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate, and is responsible for creating laws. The Founding Fathers designed Congress to share power and prevent tyranny.

  • Congress is responsible for passing laws that affect the entire country, such as the Affordable Care Act.
  • The House of Representatives has the power to impeach government officials, such as the President, if they are believed to have committed a crime.
  • The Senate has the power to confirm or reject the President's appointments for executive and judicial branch positions.

These examples illustrate how Congress is responsible for creating and enforcing laws, as well as checking and balancing the power of other branches of government.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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