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	Congress - Search View - MSN Encarta
		Congress has the authority to declare war and provide funding for soldiers and weapons, but the president serves as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
		Congress also acted to encourage the Western expansion of the United States by establishing a procedure for admitting new states to the Union and by moving Native Americans off much of the territory slated for new settlement.
		Congress agreed to his 1942 request to bolster the ranks of the armed forces by lowering the draft age, but resisted his subsequent calls to expand the draft.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761554908__1/Congress_of_the_United_States.html (9916 words)

	ipedia.com: United States Congress Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The first Congress under the current Constitution started its term in Federal Hall in New York City on March 4, 1789 and their first action was to declare that the new Constitution of the United States was in effect.
		The powers originally delegated to the Congress by the original version of the Constitution were supplemented by the post-Civil War amendmentss to the Constitution (Amendments 13, 14, and 15, each of which authorizes the Congress to enforce its provisions by appropriate legislation), and by the 16th Amendment, which authorizes an income tax.
		Each house of Congress has the power to introduce legislation on any subject, except for legislation dealing with gathering revenue (generally through taxes), which must originate in the House of Representatives (specifically the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means).
	www.ipedia.com /united_states_congress_1.html (3038 words)

	Eighth United States Army History
		The Eighth U.S. Army was officially activated in the continental United States on June 10, 1944, and ordered to the Pacific where, under the command of Lt.
		Eighth Army was being readied for the main assault on the Kanto Plain (Tokyo) of the Japanese main island, when V-J Day changed its mission.
		The major portion of the reduction was the redeployment of the 7th Infantry Division to the United States for inactivation on April 2, 1971.
	8tharmy.korea.army.mil /Eusapages/History.htm (2216 words)

	US Constitution
		The fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the Thirty-ninth Congress, on the 13th of June, 1866.
		Congress, on the 21st of February, 1787, adopted a resolution in favor of a convention, and the Legislatures of those States which had not already done so (with the exception of Rhode Island) promptly appointed delegates.
		Congress, on the 28th of September, 1787, directed the Constitution so framed, with the resolutions and letter concerning the same, to "be transmitted to the several Legislatures in order to be submitted to a convention of delegates chosen in each State by the people thereof, in conformity to the resolves of the convention."
	www.beautifulunitedstates.com /US_Constitution.htm (5964 words)

	LII: Constitution
		Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
		The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
		The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
	www.law.cornell.edu /constitution/constitution.billofrights.html (273 words)

	Eighth United States Army (EUSA)
		Eighth United States Army (EUSA) supports deterrence of NK aggression against the Republic of Korea (ROK).
		Given that unit cohesion is largely a function of personnel working together over time, the much-maligned divisions stationed in Japan in 1950 arguably retained greater cohesion than 2ID does almost 50 years later.
		The Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA) Soldier Program was initiated in July 1950 by an informal agreement between the Honorable Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea, and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, United Nations Command.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/8army.htm (767 words)

	8th United States Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
		June 15, 1804 - The 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the states, requiring electors to cast two distinct votes: one for President and another for Vice President.
		December 9, 1803 - The 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress.
	enc.qba73.com /link-8th_United_States_Congress (1586 words)

	Chapter 25
		The western bloc, especially the United States, was surprised by the North Korean decision.
		Acknowledging the United States as the major contributor, the U.N. Security Council on July 7 asked it to form a command into which all forces would be integrated and to appoint a commander.
		For as a gradual development since the Chinese intervention, the United States and other members of the UNC coalition by that time were willing, as they had not been the past autumn, to accept the clearance of enemy troops from South Korea as a suitable final result of their effort.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/AMH/AMH-25.htm (9810 words)

	The Avalon Project : Treaty With the Chocktaw : 1786
		ARTICLE I. The Commissioners Plenipotentiary of all the Choctaw nation, shall restore all the prisoners, citizens of the United States, or subjects of their allies, to their entire liberty, if any there be in the Choctaw nation.
		Until the pleasure of Congress be known, respecting the eighth article, all traders, citizens of the United States of America, shall have liberty to go to any of the tribes or towns of the Choctaws, to trade with them, and they shall be protected in their persons and property, and kindly treated.
		ARTICLE X. The said Indians shall give notice to the citizens of the United States of America, of any designs which they may know or suspect to be formed in any neighboring tribe, or by any person whosoever, against the peace, trade or interest of the United States of America.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/ntreaty/choc1786.htm (439 words)

	17:0718(102)CA - Forces Korea / Eighth United States Army and NFFE Local 1363 -- 1985 FLRAdec CA
		The Complaint alleges that the United States Forces Korea/Eighth United States Army (hereinafter called the Respondent), violated Sections 7116(a)(1) and (2) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (hereinafter called the Statute), by virtue of its actions in issuing a formal reprimand to Mr.
		The General is a senior representative of the United States Government in Korea, and his public statements are usually seen as statements of American policy.
		In this case, however, he was not stating the views of the people of the United States.
	www.flra.gov /decisions/v17/17-102-3.html (3577 words)

	Project Vote Smart - GOVERNMENT 101: Congress
		Congress of the United States An introductory article about the U.S. Congress.
		In Congress Assembled: Continuity and Change in the Governing of the United States A teaching unit on the Constitution, Congress, and current events using documents from THOMAS and the Documents of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, an American Memory collection at the National Digital Library of the Library of Congress.
		To provide for a militia (reserving to the states the right to appoint militia officers and to train the militia under congressional rule).
	www.vote-smart.org /resource_govt101_03.php (678 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: EIGHTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY REGIMENT
		After the scattered garrisons had united and were marching toward San Antonio, news of the firing upon Fort Sumter, South Carolina, led Texas officials to reverse the earlier agreement.
		The Eighth's remaining officers were paroled the following year, but most of the enlisted personnel remained under guard in Texas until exchanged for Confederate prisoners in February 1863.
		Francis Paul Prucha, The Sword of the Republic: The United States Army on the Frontier, 1783-1846 (New York: Macmillan, 1969).
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/EE/qzemw.html (680 words)

	BOYDS IN UNITED STATES CONGRESS 1774 - Present
		County 1803-1805; elected as a Republican to the Eighth Congress (March
		Congresses and served from March 8, 1808, to March 3, 1813; again judge
		Congress; resumed the practice of law in Neligh, Nebr., until 1929, when
	www.clanboyd.info /uscongress (1116 words)

	OECD Observer: United States
		Mrs Morella was the first woman member of the Maryland state legislature to be elected to the US Congress, where she represented Maryland in the House of Representatives from 1987 until January 2003.
		Naturally, Congress would maintain the final authority on whether to approve or reject the negotiated agreement, but under this expedited process, Congress would agree to consider the legislation as a whole, with mandatory deadlines, no amendment and limited debate.
		Nonetheless, there exist several areas where reforms are desirable: first, the income tax system is very complex; second, incentives to work, save and create new businesses may still be harmed; and third, the higher proportion of revenues that comes from taxes on income rather than on consumption may be inefficient in the long run.
	www.oecdobserver.org /news/categoryfront.php/id/100/United_States.html (991 words)

	One Hundred Eighth Congress
		The Kosovars, the United Nations, NATO, and the European Union are now making efforts to rebuild Kosova, revitalize its economy, establish democratic institutions of self-government, and heal the scars of war.
		It is time for the United States to abide by its recognition that a right to self-determination exists as a fundamental right of all people through declaring its support for the
		Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should declare its support for the independence of Kosova.
	www.aacl.com /one_hundred_eighth_congress.htm (943 words)

	The S.S. United States Foundation - News - Find out the latest happenings with the S.S. United States
		About Us: The SS United States Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting and restoring one of our country’s greatest maritime symbols: the SS United States – the greatest ocean liner ever built and our national flagship.
		States that will be opened to the public in the very near future.
		The S/S United States has a great maritime heritage, and we believe that she has a great maritime future as well.
	www.ssunitedstates.org /latestnews.htm (5840 words)

	United States
		The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress.
		The records of the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress make up a rich documentary history of the construction of the nation and the development of the federal government and its role in the national life.
		From the Law Library Reading Room of the Library of Congress the full text of floor debates (Senate debate while in Executive Session), votes, hearing transcripts and Senate statements (statements made about the nominees outside of Executive Session) of four Supreme Court nominees which were not confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
	library.albany.edu /divs/gov/gov_us.html (4678 words)

	United States Forces Korea (USFK), US Army in Korea
		United States Forces Korea (USFK), US Army in Korea
		Should deterrence fail, Eighth United States Army supports Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO), transitions to hostilities, generates combat power to support CINC UNC/CFC 's campaign, and provides combat support and combat service support to assigned, attached, and other designated forces within the KTO.
		Phase one of the amendment has been completed, and U.S. troop level in Korea presently stands at slightly fewer than 36,000 in the force.
	www.usfk.mil /USArmyInKorea.htm (2292 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth United States Congress and served eight terms, March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1919.
		While in the Congress he helped pass a bill to build a seawall at Galveston for protection against hurricanes.
		The Handbook of Texas Online is a joint project of The General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/GG/fgr48.html (261 words)

	Teacher Resources - Feature - Thanksgiving in American Memory: Founders
		Following the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress recognized the need to give thanks for delivering the country from war and into independence.
		Congress issued a proclamation on October 11, 1782:
		Done in Congress, at Philadelphia, the eleveth day of October, in the year of our LORD one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two, and of our Sovereignty and Independence, the seventh.
	memory.loc.gov /learn/features/thanks/thanks.html (140 words)

	Home
		To promote, foster, organize and coordinate various activities concerning computational mechanics in the United States and to represent U.S. interests in computational mechanics as an affiliate of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM).
		activities in the general area of computational mechanics that take place within the United States.
		In particular, the Association shall provide the United States representation in the organization, planning and hosting of international IACM congresses and shall periodically coordinate
	www.usacm.org /home.htm (139 words)

	Native American Documents Project
		To each single person over eighteen years of age, one-eighth of a section;
		To each orphan child under eighteen years of age, one-eighth of a section; and
		That all allotments set apart under the provisions of this act shall be selected by the Indians, heads of families selecting for their minor children, and the agents shall select for each orphan child, and in such manner as to embrace the improvements of the Indians making the selection.
	www.csusm.edu /nadp/a1887.htm (184 words)

	United States House of Representatives, 109th Congress, 2nd Session: Educational Links
		United States House of Representatives, 109th Congress, 2nd Session: Educational Links
		A list of Early Congressional Documents from the Constitutional Convention and the Continental Congress.
		A list of titles of the 85 Federalist Papers.
	www.house.gov /Constitution/Amend.html (126 words)

	Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Historical Documents (American Memory from the Library of Congress) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Historical Documents (American Memory from the Library of Congress)
		The Library of Congress > American Memory Home > Historical Documents
		Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
	memory.loc.gov /const/bor.html (46 words)

	Representative Jerrold Nadler, New York's Eighth Congressional District
		Representative Jerrold Nadler, New York's Eighth Congressional District
		Democrats have introduced a plan to bring real security to America, at home and abroad.
		to Open a New Brooklyn Office After Fire - BROOKLYN, NY – Congressman Jerrold Nadler strongly urged the Regional Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) to re-open a local office in southwestern Brooklyn.
	www.house.gov /nadler (217 words)

	GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: United States Judiciary
		History of the Federal Judiciary (Federal Judiciary Center)
		Understanding the Federal Courts (U.S. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) offers a structured introduction to the U.S. federal court system; discusses the relationship between the U.S. federal court system and the various states
		Information USA: Judicial Branch (U.S. Dept. of State)
	www.loc.gov /law/guide/usjudic.html (406 words)

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