These background resources are not peer-reviewed but are encyclopedias and other reference resources you can use to learn key topics and find peer-reviewed articles.
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The Legislative Branch is headed by the U. S. Congress, which enacts all Federal leigislation. Congress has two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Before a law is enacted it is introduced first as a bill, then debated and usually revised, and then enacted into law once it is passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the President.