美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)(Congress of the United States(龍吸水是什么意思？中國(guó)跳高名將張國(guó)偉退役后經(jīng)常在社交媒體上表演花式喝可樂(lè)，這個(gè)“絕活”被稱為龍吸水。網(wǎng)友調(diào)侃張國(guó)偉是國(guó)家一級(jí)龍吸水運(yùn)動(dòng)員，也有網(wǎng)友稱贊張國(guó)偉是龍吸水第一人。))
美國(guó)的立法機(jī)構(gòu)，根據(jù)美國(guó)憲法（1789）成立，在結(jié)構(gòu)上與政府之行政和司法部門鼎足而三，接替根據(jù)「邦聯(lián)條例」而設(shè)立的一院制國(guó)會(huì)。包括兩院︰參議院，州不論大小一概由兩名參議員代表?！傅谑邨l憲法修正案」（1913）通過(guò)後，參議員由各州立法機(jī)構(gòu)指定，此後，參議員是以直選方式產(chǎn)生；眾議院，議員以人口為基礎(chǔ)選出。全部的成員共435名。國(guó)會(huì)為其年度會(huì)期采取委員會(huì)制，以便於審查所發(fā)生的各種事宜。國(guó)會(huì)兩院共同組成聯(lián)合委員會(huì)處理雙方關(guān)心的問(wèn)題。另外，除非兩院都批準(zhǔn)同一文件，國(guó)會(huì)的任何法案均不能生效，因此成立協(xié)商委員會(huì)調(diào)整立法紛爭(zhēng)。總統(tǒng)的最重要立法職能之一是對(duì)所提出的立法簽署或否決。國(guó)會(huì)的每個(gè)院均可以三分之二票數(shù)推翻總統(tǒng)的否決。按憲法規(guī)定，國(guó)會(huì)擁有一些特殊權(quán)力，如課徵賦稅權(quán)，對(duì)外貨款，管理商業(yè)，鑄幣，宣戰(zhàn)，徵召和補(bǔ)給軍隊(duì)，制定為執(zhí)行其權(quán)力所需要的一切法律等等。所有和金融相關(guān)的立法都需由眾議院提出；參議院的職權(quán)包括通過(guò)總統(tǒng)提名，批準(zhǔn)條約，和裁定彈劾案。參閱bicameral system。
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Congress of the United States
Legislature of the U.S., established under the Constitution of the U.S. (1789) and separated structurally from the executive and judicial (see judiciary) branches of government. It succeeded the unicameral congress created by the Articles of Confederation (1781). It consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Representation in the Senate is fixed at two senators per state. Until passage of the 17th Amendment (1913), senators were appointed by the state legislatures; since then they have been elected directly. In the House, representation is proportional to each state's population; total membership is restricted (since 1912) to 435 members. Congressional business is processed by committees: bills are debated in committees in both houses, and reconciliation of the two resulting versions takes place in a conference committee. A presidential veto can be overridden by a two-thirds majority in each house. Congress's constitutional powers include the setting and collecting of taxes, borrowing money on credit, regulating commerce, coining money, declaring war, raising and supporting armies, and making all laws necessary for the execution of its powers. All finance-related legislation must originate in the House; powers exclusive to the Senate include approval of presidential nominations, ratification of treaties, and adjudication of impeachments. See also bicameral system.