The US Congress is made up of an upper chamber, known as the Senate, and a lower chamber known as the the House of Representatives.
Both houses are based at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC
What is the Senate and how does it work?
The Senate is formed of 100 senators – two for each state – and its main role is to approve legislation suggested by the House of Representatives.
What is the House of Representatives and how does it work?
The House of Representatives is made up of 435 voting members, with an additional six non-voting Representatives.
The House has the exclusive power to initiate revenue bills and to impeach officials who are then tried in the Senate.
If there is a dead heat in the presidential election, the House will decide who becomes President and the Senate elects the Vice President.
Once approved by the Senate, the President must then pass any legislation – although Congress can re-pass legislation if there is a two-thirds majority.
A Senate term is six years, but unlike the presidency there is no limit to the number of terms an individual can serve
What powers do the courts have?
The US court system is made up of the Supreme Court and Federal Courts.
The President appoints nine Supreme Court judges, with the Senate giving final approval.
The justices of the Supreme Court can overturn laws they rule are unconstitutional.
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