what are the two houses in congress?
United States House of Representatives United States Senate
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 The House fulfilled Gingrich 's promise to bring all ten of the Contract 's issues to a vote within the first 100 days of the session , even though most of the legislation was initially held up in the Senate by the objection of liberal / progressive interest groups and President Clinton , who called it the " Contract on America " . 

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 The most contentious disputes revolved around the composition and election of the Senate , how " proportional representation " was to be defined ( whether to include slaves or other property ) , whether to divide the executive power between three persons or invest the power into a single president , how to elect the president , how long his term was to be and whether he could run for reelection , what offenses should be impeachable , the nature of a fugitive slave clause , whether to allow the abolition of the slave trade , and whether judges should be chosen by the legislature or executive . Most of the time during the Convention was spent on deciding these issues , while the powers of legislature , executive , and judiciary were not heavily disputed . Once the Convention began , the delegates first agreed on the principles of the Convention , then they agreed on Madison 's Virginia Plan and began to modify it . A Committee of Detail assembled during the July 4 recess and produced a rough draft . Most of this rough draft remained in place , and can be found in the final version of the constitution . After the final issues were resolved , the Committee on Style produced the final version , and it was voted on and sent to the states . 

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 Parliament 

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 Democrats were outraged , and many demanded that they filibuster the final count in the House . Randall did not commit , but permitted the House to take recesses several times , delaying the decision . As the March 4 inauguration day approached , leaders of both parties met at Wormley 's Hotel in Washington to negotiate a compromise . Republicans promised that , in exchange for Democratic acquiescence in the Commission 's decision , Hayes would order federal troops to withdraw from the South and accept the election of Democratic governments in the remaining " unredeemed " states there . The Democratic leadership , including Randall , agreed and the filibuster ended . 
