Why is the US Congress important?

Is made up of judges nominated by the President and approved by the Senate. These distinct divisions of government are independent and watch each other with healthy skepticism. They don't govern the States, except for the powers given them by the Constitution. The US Congress is important because: Article. I. Section. read more

No Federal law may be repealed in the United States unless the repeal action originally goes through the Congress and is approved by either 51% (or 67% in some cases) of the members of Congress. For those two reasons alone, the United States Congress is important. read more

(Journal of the Continental Congress, volume 34, page 523.) The resolution was unanimously adopted. The Congress continued to meet into the fall and conducted business in reviewing reports about contracts and foreign affairs, but by the end of 1788 its meetings were so sparsely attended that no business could be conducted. read more