What is Congress?
"Explaining clearly and concisely what exactly Congress does, this book is peppered with fascinating stories, including the bloody beating in the Senate of a lawmaker in pre-Civil War days, the Watergate hearings, and Senator Joe McCarthy's shameful "witch hunt" of Communists. Ki...
| Main Author: | Abramson, Jill, 1954- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Malan, David (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Penguin Workshop,
[2021]
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| Series: |
What is--? (Penguin Workshop (Firm))
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Table of Contents:
- What is congress?
- In the beginning
- Capital vs. Capitol
- How it works
- Trouble from the start
- Breaking away
- Reconstruction
- A big step backward
- Looking out for ordinary people
- Power shifts to the President
- The Red Scare
- A fairer America
- Watregate
- Dividing lines
- Timelines
- Bibliography.