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Вариант № 8

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Congress

Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are 100 Senators, two from each state. One third of the Senators are elected every two years for six-year terml of office. The Senators represent all of the people in a state and their interests.

The House has 435 members. They are elected every two years. They represent the population of ”congressional districts” into which each stateis divided. The number of Representatives from each state is based upon its population. For instance, California, the state with the largest population, has 45 Representatives, while Delaware has one. There is no limit to the number of terms a Senator or a Representative may serve. Almost all elections in the USA follow the «winner-take-all» principle: the candidate who wins the largest number of votes in a Congressional district is the winner.

Congress makes all laws; each house of Congress has the power to introduce legislation. Each can also vote against legislation passed by the other. Because legislation only becomes law if both houses agree, compromise between them is necessary. Congress decides upon taxes and how money is spent. It regulates commerce among the states and with foreign countries. It sets rules for the naturalization of foreign citizens.

The House of Representatives meets in the left wing of the Capitol and the Senate occupies the right wing. Before a site was selected for a new national capital and the government buildings were constructed there, Congress met in the former County

Courthouse in Philadelphia.

The US Congress is the lawmaking arm of the federal government. Any

congressman in either house or the president may initiate new legislation.

Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. What is Congress made up?

2. How many Senators and Representatives are there in Congress?

3. Are they elected every two or four years?

4. Is there limit to the number of terms?

5. What does the «winner-take-all» principle mean?

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