The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States and consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate the Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington D.C Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment Congress has 535 voting members: 435 representatives and 100 senators the House of Representatives has six non-voting members representing Puerto Rico American Samoa Guam the Northern Mariana Islands the U.S Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia in addition to its 435 voting members Although they cannot vote in the full house these members can address the house sit and vote in congressional committees and introduce legislation. . . Main article: Congressional Research Service, Some traders moved their "chattels" by sea with Norfolk to New Orleans being the most common route but most slaves were forced to walk overland Others were shipped downriver from such markets as Louisville on the Ohio River and Natchez on the Mississippi Traders created regular migration routes served by a network of slave pens yards and warehouses needed as temporary housing for the slaves in addition other vendors provided clothes food and supplies for slaves As the trek advanced some slaves were sold and new ones purchased Berlin concluded "In all the slave trade with its hubs and regional centers its spurs and circuits reached into every cranny of southern society Few southerners black or white were untouched.". . Bolivia: Sucre is the constitutional capital and the supreme tribunal of justice is located in Sucre making it the judicial capital the palacio quemado the national congress and national electoral court are located in La Paz making it the seat of government, Other issues Bleeding Kansas, This lasted well into the 20th century President Lyndon B Johnson abolished peonage in 1966 which rapidly decreased sharecropping in every plantation nationwide Journalist Douglas A Blackmon reported in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Slavery by Another Name that many blacks were virtually enslaved under convict leasing programs which started after the Civil War Most Southern states had no prisons; they leased convicts to businesses and farms for their labor and the lessee paid for food and board the incentives for abuse were satisfied. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) operates the Washington Metro the city's rapid transit system as well as Metrobus Both systems serve the District and its suburbs Metro opened on March 27 1976 and as of July 2014 consists of 91 stations and 117 miles (188 km) of track. With an average of about one million trips each weekday Metro is the second-busiest rapid transit system in the country Metrobus serves over 400,000 riders each weekday and is the nation's fifth-largest bus system the city also operates its own DC Circulator bus system which connects commercial areas within central Washington.
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