Oxford Social Studies Pamphlets, Issue 25Oxford book, 1957 - Social sciences |
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE 1 THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | 1 |
THIS IS THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 12 |
THIS IS THE UNITED STATES SENATE | 28 |
Copyright | |
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17th Amendment 83rd Congress 84th Congress action activities Alexander Wiley amendment American Andrew Johnson appointments branches calendar called chamber Chapter citizen cloture committee chairmen conference committee Congressional districts Congressional investigations Congressional Record Connecticut Compromise considered Constitution debate delegates democracy Democrats effect elastic clause elected enacted example Executive favor Federal government filibuster gerrymandered gress hearings House of Representatives House or Senate houses of Congress impeachment important interest labor large numbers legislative program legislature lobbying lobbyists majority floor leader majority party meeting membership ment mittee national government number of bills organized passed person political population powers President pressure groups private bills procedure proposed representation Republican resolution Rules Committee seats seniority serve session of Congress Speaker speeches sponsor standing committees subcommittees tion treaties two-thirds unicameral United United States Congress United States Senate usually veto Vice-President vote voters Washington Wayne Morse