I'd say they developed in river valleys (2).
Article I, Section 7, of the Constitution provides that all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives but that the Senate may propose, or concur with, amendments. By tradition, general appropriation bills also originate in the House of Representatives.
(says on Wiki.)
Animals as in dogs wolfs or snakes
The person was Abraham Lincoln:
- Defeated for State Legislature
- Defeated for Speaker of State Legislature
- Defeated for Nomination for Congress
- He lost the renomination
- Defeated for Senate
- Defeated for Nomination as Vice-President
- Again Defeated for Senate
And yet, he was one of the most influential personalities of the USA and a great example of persistence.