Most likely because it is the branch that is responsible for making our laws.
De Tocqueville observed a laissez-faire government in the United States, which meant that the government allowed businesses and commercial activity to occur with little governmental oversight. Laissez-faire is French for "hands off," thereby implying a disconnected role between government and business, a policy that led to the creation of huge monopolies, wealth inequality, and the Gilded Age in the late 1800s.
No, they are located near the Gulf coast of Mexico.
