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The '''Federal Congress''' is the national [[wikipedia:Unicameralism|unicameral]] legislature of the [[United States of America (Miziwekamig)|United States of America]]. Elected every two years through the [[wikipedia:General ticket|general ticket]] system, the Federal Congress is composed of two members from each US state, elected on a joint slate. Every four years, the Federal Congress meets in an extraordinary session to form the '''Electoral College''', which elects the President of the United States of America using [[wikipedia:First past the post|first-past-the-post]] voting. | {{Infobox legislature | ||
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| leader1_type = President ''ex officio'' | |||
| leader1 = Frederick Jones | |||
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| leader2_type = President ''pro tempore'' | |||
| leader2 = Jennifer MacDougall | |||
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| leader3 = B. Ross Albertson | |||
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| last_election1 = 1970 US congressional election | |||
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The '''Federal Congress''' is the national [[wikipedia:Unicameralism|unicameral]] legislature of the [[United States of America (Miziwekamig)|United States of America]]. Elected every two years through the [[wikipedia:General ticket|general ticket]] system, the Federal Congress is composed of two members from each US state, elected on a joint slate. Every four years, the Federal Congress meets in an extraordinary session to form the '''Electoral College''', which elects the President (and Vice-President) of the United States of America using [[wikipedia:First past the post|first-past-the-post]] voting. | |||
Latest revision as of 07:21, 16 March 2024
Federal Congress | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President ex officio | Frederick Jones Federalist |
President pro tempore | Jennifer MacDougall, Vermont SLP |
Majority Leader | B. Ross Albertson, Federalist |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 38 |
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Political groups | Majority (17) Federalist: 17 seats Minority (16) Dem-Rep: 16 seats Others (5) Nullifier: 2 seats VSLP: 2 seats Independent: 1 seat
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| Elections | |
| General ticket | |
Last election | 1970 US congressional election |
Next election | 1972 US congressional election |
| Website | |
| kurultai | |
The Federal Congress is the national unicameral legislature of the United States of America. Elected every two years through the general ticket system, the Federal Congress is composed of two members from each US state, elected on a joint slate. Every four years, the Federal Congress meets in an extraordinary session to form the Electoral College, which elects the President (and Vice-President) of the United States of America using first-past-the-post voting.