Party leaders and whips of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door caucus.
The party leadership of the Senate refers to the officials elected by the Senate Democratic Caucus and the Senate Republican Conference.
Bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers.
An agenda is a list of meeting activities in the order in which they are to be taken up in the legislature.
A congressional committee is a legislative sub-organization in Congress that handles a specific duty.
Congressional staff are employees of the United States Congress or individual members of Congress.
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement.
The quantity and boundaries of the 435 districts are determined after each census gauges the population shifts in each state.