The English language has some wonderful collective nouns for the various groups of Animals ....?

I never heard of murder, exhaltation, parliament, or congress...... but you are correct, we have some very interesting words. I also agree that 'congress' may not have been the best choice. I think that parliament is a good one though, because olws seem like wise old people, reminiscent of old people to me

A Pride of Loins sounds like a Freudian slip... Should be a pride of lions.

A group of three or more cheetahs, other than a mother with cubs, is called a coalition.

If con is the opposite of pro, what is the opposite of progress?

a flock or murder of crows

dole, bevy, cote, flight of doves

a clutch of owls (young owls)

troop, tribe, flange, congress

Are you inferring we should do w/o government?