Congress

Japanese: Congress
Congress

...This has been made possible by the fact that the provisions of the Constitution have been interpreted broadly by the government, Congress, and ultimately the Supreme Court to meet the needs of the times.
[Legislation]
The legislative power of the United States belongs to the Congress, which is made up of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate is made up of two Senators elected from each state, regardless of population, and the Vice President serves as its President.

From the Parliament

In modern states, a parliamentary body has the power to legislate and exercise control over national affairs through the exercise of various powers, including the power to deliberate on the budget. At least one of the houses has its members elected by popular vote, especially in today's constitutional states. In the UK it is called Parliament, in the US it is called Congress, in France it is called Chambre, and in Germany it is called Volksvertretung.
[From representative of status to representative of the people]
The history of the method of political decision-making by a collegial body is very old, dating back to the tribal assemblies, but it is the medieval estates that play an important role in the establishment of modern parliaments.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Congress" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それを可能にしたのは,この憲法の条文を,政府,議会そして最終的には連邦最高裁判所が,時代の要請に合わせて拡大解釈してきたことによるものといえよう。
[立法部]
 合衆国の立法権は連邦議会Congressに属し,議会は上院および下院の2院より構成される。上院Senateは,人口の多少に関係なく各州より2名ずつ選出される議員Senatorにより組織され,副大統領が議長となる。…

【議会】より

…近代国家において,立法権をもつほか,予算審議権をはじめとする諸権能の行使を通じて国政一般にわたるコントロールを及ぼすことを任務とする合議体で,少なくともその一院については,選挙によって,とくに今日の立憲主義国家では普通選挙によって,議員が選出される。イギリスではParliament,アメリカではCongress,フランスではChambre,ドイツではVolksvertretungという。
【身分代表から国民代表へ】
 合議体による政治決定という方式そのものの歴史はきわめて古く,部族社会の民会にまでさかのぼるが,近代議会の成立に重要なかかわりをもつのは中世身分制議会である。…

※「Congress」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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