A transmission problem can lead to an expensive repair. ( Photo by @Thinkstock) Transmission problems can be expensive. If you drive a car with an automatic transmission, you may have thought about what would happen if the transmission started to fail.
The Legislative branch, commonly known as Congress, which comprises the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, oversees the Library of Congress.
The United States government is divided into three branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives are all parts of the legislative branch. In US politics, the term Congress refers to the Senate and House of Representatives together. All of the elected officials in the legislative branch are members of one of these two chambers.