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What was the role of the House of Burgesses?
The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first democratically-elected legislative body in British North America. This group of representatives met from 1619 until 1776. The members, or burgesses, were elected from each county in Virginia with each county sending two burgesses.
congress has powers over lower federal courts in that it can define and redefine these courts mandates, and establish their jurisdiction or reexamine it. These powers are provided to congress by the constitution specifically in the exempting clause.