Editing Congressional Hall (Zamastan) (section)

==Overview==
Article One of the [[Constitution of Zamastan]] states, "All powers deemed legislative herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the Imperial Republic of Zamastan, which shall consist of a Senate and Chamber for Representatives of Locality." The Chamber and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process—legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers. However, the Constitution grants each chamber some unique powers. The Senate ratifies treaties and approves presidential appointments while the Chamber initiates revenue-raising bills. The Chamber initiates impeachment cases, while the Senate decides impeachment cases. A two-thirds vote of the Senate is required before an impeached person can be forcibly removed from office.

The term Congress can also refer to a particular meeting of the legislature. A Congress covers two years; the current one, the [[108th Congress of Zamastan]], began on September 22, 2018, and will end on September 22, 2020. The Congress starts and ends on the 22nd of September of every even-numbered year. Members of the Senate are referred to as senators; members of the Congressional Chamber are referred to as representatives, congresswomen, or congressmen.

Congress is constantly changing and is constantly in flux. In recent times, the Zamastanian east and southwest have gained Chamber seats according to demographic changes recorded by the census and includes more minorities and women although both groups are still underrepresented. While power balances among the different parts of government continue to change, the internal structure of Congress is important to understand along with its interactions with so-called intermediary institutions such as political parties, civic associations, interest groups, and the mass media.

The Congress of Zamastan serves two distinct purposes that overlap: local representation to the federal government of a congressional district by representatives and an Administrative District's at-large representation to the federal government by senators.

Most incumbents seek re-election, and their historical likelihood of winning subsequent elections exceeds 80 percent.