Talking About the Congress

The U.S. Congress is divided up into two houses, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House is the larger and more democratic body, made up of 435 representatives drawn from multiple districts within each state. House Representatives serve two-year terms with no term limits meaning there is no limit to the number of times they can be re-elected. Senators serve six-year terms also with no term limits. The House is supposed to be more democratic because since they represent smaller districts they are supposed to be more accountable to the people who represent those districts. Although overall approval of Congress is low according to public opinion polls, the re-election rate of members of Congress is almost 90 percent, meaning that once someone is elected to Congress they have an enormous advantage over un-elected challengers. It also suggests that while people may disapprove of the actions (or lack of action) of Congress as a whole, most people seem to be satisfied with their Congressional representation. However, members of Congress do not seem to react the same way in every issue area, meaning in some areas, they are more representative of what the people in district or state want, in some areas they seem to act with more independence. Generally speaking, members of Congress seem to be more receptive to their districts or state on domestic issues, but on foreign affairs issues seem to act more on their own.

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The U.S Congress is divided into important parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Both are very important for the U.S Congress because both have their responsibilities, for example, one of the important function of members of Congress is to represent the people of their particular district or state, and also enacts legislation for the nation as a whole. This representation takes two basic forms: policy representation and service. The Congress also has the constitutional power to make decisions regarding the spending of tax revenues. Even though, the House of Representatives has more members than the Senate both have a balance with the Congress’ decisions before taking any decision. According this paragraph, House Representatives serve two-year and without term limit and they can be re-elected. However, the article said that the Congress react different with different issues.

In my opinion, the Congress is doing a good job: being the voice for the people when they together unify their voices and decisions. So, we feel good knowing that someone is representing us, and is choosing the right decisions that some of us want.