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1) The Congress
Author
Publisher
Greenwood, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This work provides readers with an authoritative and illuminating overview of the United States Congress, from the history of the Senate and the House of Representatives to the rules, procedures, and traditions that govern its operations and lawmaking"--
3) Congress
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The United States Congress is the only branch of government chosen exclusively by the people! Made up of the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, there are 535 members in Congress. Meeting several times a year in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., they work to make laws for our country, as well as many other important tasks. The term limits of House and Senate members are discussed, as well as the qualifications, background, and jobs...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Mark Tushnet is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown University Law Center and the author of Red, White and Blue: A Critical Analysis of Constitutional Law and of a two-volume study of the career of Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall, Making Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1936-1961 and Making Constitutional Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1961-1991. He is also the coauthor...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With a focus on dramatic stories, personalities, and turning points, and accompanied by educational, hands-on activities, The US Congress for Kids helps children understand how the government functions and why it matters." --
Author
Publisher
Stein and Day
Pub. Date
[1973]
Language
English
Description
In an isolated Roman villa, widowed English dancer Barbara Michaels serves as paid companion and tutor to twenty year-old Catherine, whose rich American mother thinks her 'mad.' In Barbara's eyes it's simply the case that Catherine is not 'all there', and dwells too much in the dysfunctional part of her own head. Barbara's sense of what is and is not 'normal', however, is about to be overturned.First published in 1973, The Girl Who Passed for Normal...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Congressman David Cicilline offers his provocative takes on Republicans, Democrats, and the world of politics in the wake of Donald Trump. The rioters were still in the Capitol, shattering the door to the House Chamber and bellowing 'Hang Mike Pence,' when David Cicilline, safely locked inside his office, began writing the articles of impeachment that would lead to Donald Trump's second Senate trial. He helped prosecute the case, earning admiration...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The US Constitution is an essential part of governing the country. Its articles outline rules, laws, and procedures for our government. In this essential book, readers will learn about the intricacies of Article I and the inner workings of Congress. Through easy-to-understand language, vivid photographs, and interesting facts, readers will discover how each part of Congress is elected, their responsibilities and limits, and their obligation to ensure...
Author
Publisher
Humanix Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A former presidential advisor to Bill Clinton, Dick Morris argues that Obama has gone well beyond any previous president in extending executive power and asserts that Obama has embarked on an outrageous and sweeping scheme to decisively -- and illegally -- grab power away from Congress, the Courts, and the States to appropriate it to himself.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A timely account of a raging debate: The history of the ongoing struggle between the presidents and Congress over who has the power to declare and wage war. The Constitution states that it is Congress that declares war, but it is the presidents who have more often taken us to war and decided how to wage it. In Waging War, United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals David Barron opens with an account of George Washington and...
