, regulation of commerce between the states and with foreign countries, the
power to declare war, and the power to impeach the President are some of the other matters the
legislative branch have to deal with. Congress has two chambers (or "houses"): the Senate and the
House of Representatives ("the house"). The Senate consists of one hundred senators: Two senators
from each of the fifty states. The senators serve for six-year terms. One third are elected every two
years. The Senate's area of responsibility consists of to approve major presidential appointments, and
approve major foreign policy steps. The House of Representatives has their 435 members (called
"congress-men/women/people/persons") chosen from districts (the U.S. is divided into 435 districts
containing some five hundred thousand inhabi
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