What is 1st United States Congress?
The '''First United States Congress''', consisting of the [[United States Senate]] and the [[United States House of Representatives]], met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791. This was during the first two years of [[George Washington]]'s [[President|presidency]]. Congress met first at [[Federal Hall]] in [[New York City]] and later at [[Congress Hall]] in [[Philadelphia]]. With the initial meeting of the First Congress, the [[Federal government of the United States|United States federal government]] officially began operations under the new (and current) frame of government established by the 1787 [[Constitution of the United States|Constitution]]. The [[apportionment]] of seats in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] was based on the provisions of [[Article One of the United States Constitution#Clause 3: Apportionment of Representatives and taxes|Article I, Section 2, Clause 3]] of the Constitution. Both chambers had a [[Pro-Administration Party (United States)|Pro-Administration]] majority. Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution were passed by this Congress and sent to the states for [[ratification]]. The ten ratified as additions to the Constitution on December 15, 1791 are collectively known as the [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]] (Amendments one through ten). ==Major events== [[Image:Congress Hall exterior.jpg|thumb|[[Congress Hall]] in [[Philadelphia]], meeting place of this Congress's third session.]] * April 1, 1789: House of Representatives first achieved a [[wikt:quorum|quorum]] (required minimum number) and elected its officers * April 6, 1789: Senate first achieved a quorum and elected its officers. * April 6, 1789: The House and Senate, meeting in [[joint session]], count the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]] ballots, then certify that George Washington has been unanimously elected [[President of the United States]] and [[John Adams]] (having received 34 of 69 votes) elected as [[Vice President of the United States|V