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United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Analyze with Hubert Humphrey the U.S. Congress's founding and role in America's system of checks and balances
Follow a bill from a congressional committee to being signed into law by the president of the United States
Discover the number of women who have served as senators, representatives, and governors. U.S. Capitol building, Washington, D.C. U.S. government “The First Colored Senator and Representatives”
Listen to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill address a joint U.S. Congress session after Pearl Harbor
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Analyze with Hubert Humphrey the U.S. Congress's founding and role in America's system of checks and balances
When the writers of the Constitution created Congress, they intended for it to be...
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Follow a bill from a congressional committee to being signed into law by the president of the United States
Mark Andrews and Thomas Eagleton talk about how Congress passes legislation.
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Listen to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill address a joint U.S. Congress session after Pearl Harbor
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress...
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United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
The meeting place of the U.S. Congress.
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U.S. Capitol building, Washington, D.C.
The meeting place of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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“The First Colored Senator and Representatives”
Hiram Revels (seated at far left) of Mississippi, the first African American U.S....
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. no. LC-USZC2-2325)

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Discover the number of women who have served as senators, representatives, and governors.
The history of women as senators, representatives, and governors.
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A diagram of the branches of the U.S. government.
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