Congress
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- Facts of Congress - The House of Representatives (Embed)
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- There are two parts that make up Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- In addition to making laws, congress has other responsibilities and powers. These include creating an annual budget for the government and taxing the citizens to pay for it. Another important congressional power is the power to declare war.
- Congress also performs government oversight. They are supposed to make sure that the government is spending the tax money on the right things and that the different branches of government are doing their jobs.