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	United States Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Congress meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The term, "Congress" may also refer to a particular meeting of the Congress, reckoned according to the terms of Representatives.
		The Vice President of the United States is ex officio the President of the Senate; he or she has no vote except in the case of a tie.
		The speech is modeled on the Speech from the Throne given by the British monarch, and is mandated by the Constitution of the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Congress (5555 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		State legislatures are the lawmaking bodies of the 50 states in the United States of America.
		The last state needed to ratify was Connecticut which ratified it in 1913, one year prior to the United States Senate election, 1914.
		Signatures to ratify the United States Constitution at the Convention was done by the unanimous consent of the State delegates present, the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Seventeenth-Amendment-to-the-United-States-Constitution (5347 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Solomon Sibley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Solomon Sibley (October 7, 1769–April 4, 1846) was a United States politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory.
		Sibley was appointed as the first United States Attorney for the Michigan Territory by U.S. President James Madison, serving from 1815 to 1823.
		Sibley was not a candidate for re-election to Congress in 1822.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Solomon-Sibley (784 words)

	The Constitution of the United States of America
		The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
		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 judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.
	www.midnightbeach.com /jon/US-Constitution.htm (4025 words)

	Alabama Legislature Web Links
		The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the United States Government, and is composed of a Senate, containing 100 members, and a House of Representatives, containing 435 members.
		The membership of the United States House of Representatives, currently set at 435 members, is apportioned after each decennial (ten year) Census, by the respective legislatures of the states, as provided in Article I, Section 2, as amended by Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
		The Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution provides that all vacancies that may occur in the United States Senate be filled by an election to be called by the chief executive authority (Governor) of the state in which the vacancy occurs.
	www.legislature.state.al.us /misc/links/cdoverview.html (1218 words)

	Constitution for the United States of America
		The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.
		The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added.
		For purposes of representation in the Congress, election of the President and Vice President, and article V of this Constitution, the District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall be treated as though it were a State.
	www.constitution.org /cons/constitu.htm (4802 words)

	Endangered Ecosystems of the United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The stated goal of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 is "to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered species and threatened species depend may be conserved" (P.L. 94-325, as amended).
		The mission of The Nature Conservancy, the largest private land-protection organization in the United States, is to save "the last of the least and the best of the rest" (Jenkins 1985:21) by protecting natural areas that harbor rare species and communities and high-quality samples of all natural communities.
		State ranks are usually based on identical numerical criteria except that the status of each element is considered separately within each state's boundaries.
	biology.usgs.gov /pubs/ecosys.htm (16873 words)

	United States Coast Guard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The United States Coast Guard is the coast guard of the United States.
		It is the fifth-smallest of the uniformed services of the United States but has a broad and important in law enforcement search-and-rescue marine environmental pollution response and the of intercoastal and offshore aids to navigation
		The stated the Ensign would be "16 perpendicular alternate red and white the union of ensign to be the arms of the States in a dark blue on a field." (There were 16 states in the States at the time).
	www.freeglossary.com /USCG (3982 words)

	NWV -- NH votes on 17th Amendment Resolution
		Whereas, the 10th amendment declared a division of authority between the states and the United States and was for the first 140 years of this nation invoked by the Supreme Court of the United States as a constitutional limit of congressional power as against the powers of the several states; and
		Whereas, one of the essential aspects of the states' exercise of this political mechanism was the United States Senate's advice and consent for treaties and appointments of executive and judicial officers made by the President of the United States; and
		On February 19, 2003, the Montana State Legislature voted on SJ-10: A Joint Resolution of the Senate of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Montana Declaring as Defective the Current Process of Choosing United States Senators.
	www.tinyurl.com /2cdga (1727 words)

	List of united states congresses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_united_states_congresses (200 words)

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		The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, selected by the legislature of each State.
		Congress is precluded from enacting any legislation affecting the senatorial selection process.
		A State Legislature may implement a selection procedure whereby the State Legislature selects a Senator by a plurality vote rather than a majority.
	data.opi.state.mt.us /bills/2003/billhtml/SJ0010.htm (782 words)

	HCR2024 - 422R - I Ver - Title: seventeenth amendment; repeal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:
		That the Congress, in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United States, immediately propose and transmit to the several states for ratification an amendment to the Constitution repealing the Seventeenth Amendment.
		That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit certified copies of this Resolution to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each Member of the Arizona Congressional Delegation.
	www.azleg.state.az.us /legtext/42leg/2r/bills/hcr2024p.htm (455 words)

	17th United States Congress
		The United States Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, detailing current issues and the role of the OECD in the implementation of United States foreign policy.
		One of many organizations and centers in the United States associated with the 17th Karmapa, Thaye Dorje, and Lama Ole Nydahl, contact with whom is partially why they've come into existence.
		In the Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=17th_Congress (1528 words)

	Devvy Kidd -- Utah State Legislature to Congress: No on FTAA
		If a state is happy with their current U.S. Senators, they would keep them, the only difference is they would be appointed and could be fired by the state at any time.
		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the state of Utah urges the United States Congress to not enter into the FTAA until the United States has had more experience and greater understanding of the impacts of NAFTA and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the members of Utah's congressional delegation, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).
	www.newswithviews.com /Devvy/kidd92.htm (1714 words)

	U.S. Civil War Regimental Histories in the Library of Congress. Confederate Troops: Virginia
		United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Virginia Infantry.
		United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
		United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
	www.loc.gov /rr/main/uscivilwar/E581517.html (442 words)

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		Were it not for the late departure of United Airlines Flight 93 and the ensuing heroism of its passengers, the Capitol building might have been destroyedâ”potentially killing numerous senators and representatives, and perhaps even disabling Congress itself.
		The Seventeenth Amendment permits state legislatures to empower governors to make immediate appointments to fill vacancies in the Senate, and every state except Oregon and Wisconsin has chosen to do so.
		Some states, in order to expedite the conduct of special elections, may be prepared to adopt Internet voting, enact same-day registration laws, or abandon party primaries â“ while other states may be concerned that expedited special elections are undemocratic or will disenfranchise military voters.
	judiciary.senate.gov /print_member_statement.cfm?id=1022&wit_id=2047 (893 words)

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		Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
		Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
		Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
	www.factuwant.com /s/se/index-2.html (153 words)

	U.S. Civil War Regimental Histories in the Library of Congress. Union Troops: Maine
		United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Maine Infantry -- 17th.
		Author: Houghton, Edwin B. Title: The campaigns of the Seventeenth Maine [microform] / by Edwin B. Houghton.
		United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
	www.loc.gov /rr/main/uscivilwar/E511517.html (330 words)

	List of United States Congresses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Eightieth United States Congress - (1947 – 1949)
		Eighty-first United States Congress - (1949 – 1951)
		Eighty-fifth United States Congress - (1957 – 1959)
	www.therfcc.org /list-of-united-states-congresses-35372.html (168 words)

	Solomon Sibley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Solomon Sibley: Michigan's First United States Attorney, 1815-18224 by Ross Parker
		Pre-statehood territorial delegates to the United States House of Representatives
		This page was last modified 16:02, 28 April 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Solomon_Sibley (624 words)

	17th United States Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Democratic incumbent for U.S. Congress in California's 17th District.
		United States Consulate in Mumbai, including visa and consular details, in addition to much other news and information on the United States.
		United States - Washington DC and New York
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=17th_United_States_Congress (1519 words)

	List of United States Congresses - TheBestLinks.com - 1977, 2001, 1999, 1909, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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	Kentucky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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