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	Congress of the United States - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States.
		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.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/u/s/U.S._Congress_7589.html (5154 words)

	Congress of the United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The senators, two from each state, have six-year terms and were chosen by the state legislatures until 1913, when the Seventeenth Amendment, providing for their direct popular election, went into effect.
		The Senate is presided over by the vice president of the United States, who has no part in its deliberations and may vote only in case of a tie; in his absence his duties are assumed by a president pro tempore, elected by the Senate.
		States that are entitled only to one (Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming, by the 1990 census) have a representative at large, i.e., one elected by the whole state.
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	United States Congress - Free net encyclopedia
		The Congress of the United States is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government.
		House seats are apportioned among the states by population.
		Through Acts of Congress, Congress may regulate interstate and foreign commerce, levy taxes, organize the federal courts, maintain the military, declare war, and certain other "necessary and proper" powers.
	netipedia.com /index.php/United_States_Congress (5119 words)

	United States Government - The Legislative Branch: The Reach of Congress
		The Constitution requires that U.S. senators must be at least 30 years of age, citizens of the United States for at least nine years, and residents of the states from which they are elected.
		State legislatures divide the states into congressional districts, which must be substantially equal in population.
		Congress is thus a collegial and not a hierarchical body.
	countrystudies.us /united-states/government-12.htm (2671 words)

	20th United States Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Twentieth 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.
		The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820.
		In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1832; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1830.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Twentieth_United_States_Congress (406 words)

	United States Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		House seats are apportioned among the states on the basis of population.
		The Congress of the United States has its roots from the First Continental Congress, a meeting of representatives of twelve of Great Britain's thirteen North American colonies, in the autumn of 1774.
		As of 2006, the United States ranks 67th in the world in the number of women to hold seats in the national legislature.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Congress (5557 words)

	Historical Highlights - Office of the Clerk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As the United States matured, House Membership expanded; it now includes 435 Representatives; four Delegates from the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands; and a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
		Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, began her House service in 1917—three years before the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
		This edition of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, available from the Government Printing Office, was created to educate the American people about the lives and service of the men and women who legislate to fulfill the promise of democracy.
	clerk.house.gov /histHigh/biodirectory.html (351 words)

	President of the United States of America - dKosopedia
		The President is the head of the United States Government's Executive Branch.
		Additional definitions of the Executive Branch exist in the Twelfth Amendment, the Twentieth Amendment, the Twenty-Second Amendment, and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.
		Since the end of World War II, the United States Congress has not passed a formal "declaration of war." Congress passed close substitutes during the Vietnam War (the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution) and prior to Persian Gulf War and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/President_of_the_United_States_of_America (268 words)

	The Avalon Project : New Mexico - Proclamation Admitting New Mexico as a State; January 6, 1912
		AND WHEREAS it appears from information laid before me that said first general state election was held on the seventh day of November, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, and that the returns of said election upon said amendment were made and canvassed as in Section Five of said resolution of congress provided:
		AND WHEREAS the conditions imposed by the said act of congress approved on the twentieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and ten, and by the said joint resolution of congress have been fully complied with:
		DONE at the city of Washington this sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-sixth.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/states/nm/proc.htm (214 words)

	YEAR OF THE BLUES 2003
		Whereas the blues and blues musicians from the United States, whether old or new, male or female, are recognized and revered worldwide as unique and important ambassadors of the United States and its music;
		Whereas it is important to educate the young people of the United States to understand that the music that they listen to today has its roots and traditions in the blues;
		Whereas there are many living legends of the blues in the United States who need to be recognized and to have their story captured and preserved for future generations; and
	www.yearoftheblues.org /officialProclamation.asp (348 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)

	WWW Virtual Library Labour History: United States
		Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada at Hunter Information Management Services Inc. February 1999 edition prepared by Amy Fischer and Liz Holum Johnson for the Business Archives Section of the Society of American Archivists.
		Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States at the US Bureau of the Census.
		Causa La Causa is a web exhibition at the Walter P. Reuther Library on the formation and rise of the United Farm Workers of America, the life of its leader, Cesar Estrada Chavez, and the people of the UFW.
	www.iisg.nl /~w3vl/unitedstates.html (4998 words)

	GenMarket.com: Your Genealogy Supermarket : United States
		Of the 15,000 individuals recorded in this work, some three-quarters took up residence outside the United States after 1783--hence the title of the work--but the remainder, including many who had been classed as Loyalists, became honorable citizens of the new Republic.
		To make it easier to locate the name of a photographer in either the United States or Canada, she has also compiled an alphabetical listing by the surname and first name of the photographer.
		Based on a written survey of thousands of organizations and institutions across the United States, and supplemented by information from printed and Internet sources, the new 4th edition of the Address Book is more useful to the researcher than ever.
	www.genmarket.com /United_States (2385 words)

	Scottsdale Public Library -20th Century Timesaver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cultural History of the United States Through the Decades - J 973.91 CULTURA -- This series includes a book for each decade of the twentieth century.
		United States Historical Census Data Browser - Compare and contrast amazingly specific population information to draw conclusions about the decades.
		American Chronicle: Year by Year Through the Twentieth Century by Lois Gordon and Alan Gordon - REF 973.91 GORDON -- Categories for each year include quotes, TV, movies, popular music, theater, music, art, sports, science and technology, and fashion.
	library.ci.scottsdale.az.us /eresources/20thCenturyUS.htm (917 words)

	U.S. Serial Set Home Page: U.S. Congressional Documents
		The United States Congressional Serial Set, commonly referred to as the Serial Set, began publication with the 15th Congress, 1st Session (1817).
		During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, executive-branch materials were also published in the Serial Set.
		The serial number is a unique number applied to each book in the series of congressional publications running consecutively from the 15th Congress.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/amlaw/lwss.html (270 words)

	National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections - Library of Congress
		The mission of the NUCMC program is to provide and promote bibliographic access to the nation's documentary heritage.
		This mission is realized by NUCMC production of cataloging describing archival and manuscript collections held by eligible repositories located throughout the United States and its territories.
		The program's mission is further realized by the provision of free searching, via NUCMC gateways, of archival and manuscript cataloging in the RLG and OCLC union catalogs.
	www.loc.gov /coll/nucmc (116 words)

	History - Kids.gov
		- This Library of Congress page gives an overview of French history through the eyes of the art and culture of the times.
		If Edison were living today, he would be interested in both the Internet and the World Wide Web, a technology that can now make the legacy of the world's most famous inventor available to you.
		This PBS site has a timeline covering the history of American concert song as well as information on the writers, composers, artists, and movements that left their mark.
	www.kids.gov /k_history.htm (1309 words)

	20th Century Decades: General Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Better understand the complexities of campaign issues and their historical context by looking at historical events, and explore the meanings of core values by examining how these values have been applied in both historical events and campaign ads.
		Most of the posters are from the 20th century, and "brings together some of the great graphic images made in the United States." Sections include: American Events, Designed to Sell, Advice to Americans, and Patriotic Persuasion.
		Background and biographical information on the great popular singers, songwriters and musical performers of the 20th Century who are honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
	melvil.chicousd.org /decsg.html (1552 words)

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