Legislative Branch of the Federal Government : Purpose, Process, and People.
Title:
Legislative Branch of the Federal Government : Purpose, Process, and People.
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Publishing, Britannica Educational.
ISBN:
9781615300679
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (361 pages)
Series:
U.S. Government: The Separation of Powers
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Role of the Legislature -- THE LEGISLATURE OF THE UNITED STATES -- THE CONTINENTAL AND CONFEDERATION CONGRESSES -- THE CONGRESS OF 1789 -- POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MODERN CONGRESS -- UNITED STATES CAPITOL -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS -- Chapter 2: The House of Representatives -- HISTORY AND FUNCTIONS -- NOTABLE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -- SELECT CURRENT AND RECENT MEMBERS -- SELECT PAST MEMBERS -- Chapter 3: The Senate -- HISTORY AND FUNCTIONS -- NOTABLE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE -- SELECT CURRENT MEMBERS -- SELECT PAST MEMBERS -- Chapter 4: Historic Laws and Resolutions -- JUDICIARY ACT OF 1789 -- FUGITIVE SLAVE ACTS (1793, 1850) -- ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS (1798) -- VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS (1798, 1799) -- EMBARGO ACT (1807) -- MISSOURI COMPROMISE (1820) -- INDIAN REMOVAL ACT (1830) -- MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACTS (1839) -- KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT (1854) -- CONFISCATION ACTS (1861-64) -- HOMESTEAD ACT (1862) -- LAND-GRANT COLLEGE ACT (1862) -- PACIFIC RAILWAY ACTS (1862, 1864) -- TENURE OF OFFICE ACT (1867) -- FORCE ACTS (1871-75) -- COMSTOCK ACT (1873) -- RESUMPTION ACT (1875) -- CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT (1882) -- PENDLETON CIVIL SERVICE ACT (1883) -- DAWES GENERAL ALLOTMENT ACT (1887) -- INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT (1887) -- SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT (1890) -- CLAYTON ANTITRUST ACT (1914) -- JONES ACT (1916) -- SMOOT-HAWLEY TARIFF ACT (1930) -- NORRIS-LA GUARDIA ACT (1932) -- HARE-HAWES-CUTTING ACT (1933) -- INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT (1934) -- TYDINGS-MCDUFFIE ACT (1934) -- SOCIAL SECURITY ACT (1935) -- WAGNER ACT (1935) -- FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (1938) -- HATCH ACT (1939) -- SMITH ACT (1940) -- BELL TRADE ACT (1946) -- TAFT-HARTLEY ACT (1947) -- WOMEN'S ARMED SERVICES INTEGRATION ACT (1948) -- LANDRUM-GRIFFIN ACT (1959) -- PEACE CORPS ACT (1961).
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT (1964) -- GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION (1964) -- VOTING RIGHTS ACT (1965) -- TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (1968) -- ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (1973) -- WAR POWERS ACT (1973) -- AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (1990) -- NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (1992) -- DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL (1993) -- MEGAN'S LAW (1996) -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT (1996) -- DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (1998) -- NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT (2001) -- USA PATRIOT ACT (2001) -- EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT (2008) -- THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH IN TRANSITION -- Appendix: Table of Speakers of the House of Representatives -- Glossary -- For Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
The framers of the Constitution had consummate legal minds. Their desire for a government that would represent the needs of the many as well as the needs of a few led to the creation of a balanced government, which no other nation had formalized at that time. The Legislative Branch of the Federal Government is one title of this thought-provoking series that provides an exciting look into the three branches of the world's leading democratic government. Primary source documents and interpretations introduce readers to leaders, ideas, and legal principles at work. Readers will learn about presidential interplay, from George Washington to Barack Obama. Watershed Supreme Court cases such as Dred Scott v. Sanford will remain in the reader's mind long after the book is returned to the shelf.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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