16.Who makes federal laws?
16.联邦法律由谁制定？
Answer: Congress; Senate and House (of Representatives); (U.S. or national) legislature
答案：国会；参议院与众议院；（美国或国家）立法机构
Explanation: Making a federal (or national) law in the United States is a complex (or complicated and not simple) process that takes a lot of time.
解释：美国制定联邦（或国家）法律是一个既耗时又复杂的过程。
This is good, because it means that the laws can't be easily changed.
这是有好处的，因为这样法律就不容易发生改变。
New laws can be made only when a lot of people agree that they are a good idea.
只有当很多人都认为新法律可行时才能制定它。
Federal (or national) laws can be made only by the national legislature (or the part of the government that makes laws), which is known as Congress.
联邦（或国家）法律只能由国家立法机构，也被称为国会制定。
Congress is a bicameral legislature, meaning that it has two chambers (or parts).
国会是两院制立法机构，意思是它有两个议院（或部分）。
The two parts are the Senate and the House of Representatives.
这两个部分分别是参议院和众议院。
The Senate and the House are equal partners, meaning that they have the same amount of power.
参议院和众议院是平等的伙伴，意思是它们的权力相等。
A law cannot be enacted (or created) without the consent (or agreement) of both chambers.
没有两院的批准，法律就不能被通过。
When people want to create a new law, they speak with their senator or representative, who will then write a bill, which is a proposal or an idea for a new law.
当有人想创立新法律的时候，他们与参议员或众议员沟通，然后议员撰写议案，议案也就是提议或关于新法律的想法。
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