Consider what the founding fathers would make of the 113th congress. what, if anything, would they have found surprising?

Amuslim warrior especially : one victorious in battle against the opponents of islam —often used as a title of honor.

Assemblies do not have written codes of laws. laws are matters for magistrates and courts, not assemblies. codes of law are things such as civil law, criminal law, and constitutional law. what assemblies have are procedures regarding debating, voting and other business they might carry out.  also note that rome had three assemblies: the assembly of the soldiers, the assembly of the tribes, and the plebeian councils.