They are pretty much the same thing. The US and most countries in Latin America are Federal Countries and use the word "Congress", because it means "a meeting of representatives for different countries" (supporting the idea of Federalism). Other countries such as in Europe and the former British Empire use the term Parliament, which basically means "place of discussion".
Parliament was a British legislation Colonial gov't is an example of Congress
The colonial government did not draft after the congress. This is to the British parliament.
parliament
Parliament
Scotland has a Parliament.
Differences between parliament today and in 1295;
Parliament is like the United States' Congress, so Parliament is part of government.
The British version is called Parliament. It is basically like our congress, just called something different.
Parliament
parliament
The United States.
The Parliament of the United Kingdom.