My legislature creates separate powers through two separate houses. Upperclassmen are represented in one house, and lowerclassmen are represented in the other. Each house must approve a new policy change, so both check and balance each other's power. Both of these principles are established in my government.
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A typical session of Congress lasts, on average, 138 days for the House of Representatives and 162 days for the Senate.
The house works about 1 day out of 3. The Senate works about 54 days more than the house. The other days they are on vacation, working in committees, or in their offices. Sometimes they go home to talk to constituents.
That came from an elite, privileged background.