Research and Legislative Reference Bureau National Diet Library Tokyo 100-8924, Japan E-mail : bureau@ndl.go.jp Basic Information Series ⑤ Pariiaments of USA, UK, Germany and France: An Overview Parliaments of USA, UK, Germany and France: An Overview 4 N.W. 2 1 3 2 538 4 2 check and balance 50 20 House of Representatives Senate 435 2 435 2 Delegates 1 4 Resident Commissioner 1 5 100 6 18 25 1 18 3