The United States Congress is made out of two markedly different, but coequal chambers, the senate and the House of Representatives. Although the senate and the house both exist within the same legislative institution, but they each has developed certain distinctive features that clearly distinguish life on one end of Capitol Hill from conditions on the other. The Senate wing is on the north side of the Capitol building, and the House wing is on …showed first 75 words of 525 total…

…showed last 75 words of 525 total…for the legislation, approving laws, and exercising the veto power. The president also has statutory powers written into law by Congress. The president is also leader of his or her political party. Presidents use their power to persuade and their access to the media to fulfill this function. Presidents have a variety of special powers not available to other branches of the government. These include emergency power, executive power, executive privilege, and impoundment of funds.