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| congress definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | one of the 3 branches of government; house of representatives and senate | 13 sets | |
| 2 | the lawmaking body of a state or the nation | 12 sets | |
| 3 | the legislative branch of government, as described in article i of the us constitution, consisting of the house of representatives and senate. primarily responsible for making laws. | 8 sets | |
| 4 | n. the national legislative body of a nation, especially a republic | 7 sets | |
| 5 | a group of representatives who meet to discuss a subject | 6 sets | |
| 6 | congress | 6 sets | |
| 7 | the legislature of the united states government | 6 sets | |
| 8 | formal meeting or assembly | 6 sets | |
| 9 | a coming together | 6 sets | |
| 10 | house of representatives and senate | 4 sets | |
| 11 | a lawmaking body of the state or nation. | 4 sets | |
| 12 | the part of the us government that makes laws | 4 sets | |
| 13 | chief legislative body of the united states federal government. the congress is a bicameral legislature, made up of the house of representatives and the senate. it is responsible for making all federal laws. in article i, section 8, the us constitution gives the congress a number of powers, including collecting taxes, regulating commerce, and providing funding for the military. | 4 sets | |
| 14 | the national legislative body of the u.s. | 3 sets | |
| 15 | a formal meeting at which delegates discuss matters of common concern | 3 sets | |
| 16 | this is the legislative branch and it creates laws. | 3 sets | |
| 17 | a meeting of elected or appointed representatives | 3 sets | |
| 18 | another name for the legislative branch that is made up of a senate and a house of representatives | 3 sets | |
| 19 | the lawmaking body of the state or nation | 3 sets | |
| 20 | senate and house of representatives | 3 sets | |
| 21 | der kongress | 3 sets | |
| 22 | the lawmaking body of a state or nation | 3 sets | |
| 23 | meeting of representatives who have the authority to make decisions | 3 sets | |
| 24 | legislature in legislative branch | 3 sets | |
| 25 | makes laws | 3 sets | |
| 26 | the lawmaking branch of the american government | 3 sets | |
| 27 | can declare war | 3 sets | |
| 28 | collection | 3 sets | |
| 29 | the house of representatives and the senate combined | 3 sets | |
| 30 | a formal meeting of government representatives. | 3 sets | |
| 31 | formal meeting of representatives | 3 sets | |
| 32 | the part of the government that makes new laws for the nation | 3 sets | |
| 33 | another name for the legialative branch that is made up of a senate and a house of representatives. | 3 sets | |
| 34 | what "group" makes up the legislative branch? | 3 sets | |
| 35 | the national legislative body of the u.s., consisting of the senate, or upper house, and the house of representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. | 3 sets | |
| 36 | kongressi | 3 sets | |
| 37 | legislative | 2 sets | |
| 38 | lay and collect taxes | 2 sets | |
| 39 | the national lawmaking group of the united states | 2 sets | |
| 40 | a group of representatives who meet to discuss a subject. | 2 sets | |