Editing Congress (section)

====[[presidential system|Presidential]] and [[semi-presidential system]]s====
In the mid-1770s, the [[Thirteen Colonies|British colonies]] that became the United States of America adopted for their joint [[Convention (meeting) | convention]] the word "Congress" - to emphasize each colony's status as a [[State (polity)|state]] in its own right.{{cn|date=July 2024}} The term has since been adopted by many [[Sovereign state| countries]] to refer to their [[legislature]]s.
*The [[United States Congress]] is the bicameral legislative branch of the [[United States federal government]].
**The [[Continental Congress]] (1774–1781) was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the [[Congress of the Confederation]] (1781–1789), legislature of the [[United States]] under the [[Articles of Confederation]].
**The [[Confederate States Congress]] of 1861–1865 operated in the [[Confederate States of America]] during the [[American Civil War]].
*The [[Congress of Guatemala]] (Spanish: ''Congreso de la República'') is the [[unicameral legislature]] of [[Guatemala]].
*The [[National Congress of Honduras]] (Spanish: ''Congreso nacional'') is the legislative branch of the government of [[Honduras]].
*The [[Congress of Mexico]] ({{langx|es|Congreso de la Unión}}) is the legislative branch of [[Mexico|Mexican]] government.
*The [[Congress of Paraguay]] is the bicameral legislature of [[Paraguay]].
*The [[Argentine National Congress|Congress of the Argentine Nation]] (Spanish: ''Congreso de la Nación Argentina'') is the legislative branch of the government of [[Argentina]].
*The [[Congress of the Dominican Republic]] is the [[bicameral legislature]] of the [[Dominican Republic]].
*The [[Palau National Congress]] ([[Palauan language|Palauan]]: ''Olbiil era Kelulau'') is the bicameral legislative branch of the [[Republic of Palau]].
*The [[Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia]] is the unicameral legislature of the [[Federated States of Micronesia]].
*The [[Congress of the Philippines]] ([[Filipino language|Filipino]]: ''Kongreso ng Pilipinas'') is the legislative branch of the [[Philippines|Philippine]] government.
*The [[Congress of Peru|Congress of the Republic of Peru]] (Spanish: ''Congreso de la República'') is the unicameral legislature of [[Peru]].
*The [[Congress of Colombia]] (Spanish: ''Congreso de la República'') is the bicameral legislature of [[Colombia]].
*The [[National Congress of Bolivia]] was the national legislature of [[Bolivia]] before being replaced by the [[Plurinational Legislative Assembly]].
*The [[National Congress of Brazil]] ({{langx|pt|Congresso Nacional}}) is the bicameral legislature of Brazil.
*The [[National Congress of Chile]] (Spanish: ''Congreso Nacional'') is the legislative branch of the government of [[Chile]].
*The [[National Congress of Ecuador]] was the unicameral legislature of [[Ecuador]] before being replaced by the [[National Assembly (Ecuador)|National Assembly]].
*France:
**The [[Congress of the French Parliament]] refers specifically to when both houses of France's legislature sit together as a single body, usually at the Palace of Versailles, to vote on revisions to the Constitution, to listen to an address by the President of the French Republic, and, in the past, to elect the President of the Republic
**The [[Congress of New Caledonia]] is the national legislature under the semi-presidential system of the autonomous [[sui generis collectivity | collectivity]].