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Describes the Congress of the United States including both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Focuses on its history, the origin of the Constitution, and explains how a law is created. Concludes with information on the first Muslim elected to Congress, Keith Ellison, and how a president can be removed from office, and other related issues.
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Describes the highest law in the United States known as The Constitution. It is the oldest and the shortest constitution in the world with only 4,400 words and was written over 200 years ago. Also describes the five framers of the constitution and the three branches of government, and other related material.
13) The U.S. Senate
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Introduces the United States Senate and how a bill becomes a law.
14) Ronald Reagan
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Text and photographs present a biography of president Ronald Reagan.
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Orphaned at thirteen and apprenticed in a counting house, the precocious Hamilton learned principles of business that helped him create the American financial system and invent the modern corporation. But first the staunch, intrepid Hamilton served in the American Revolution, acting as General Washington's spymaster. Forging a successful legal career, Hamilton coauthored the "Federalist Papers and plunged into politics.
18) John F. Kennedy
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A brief biography of the thirty-fifth president of the United States.
19) George W. Bush
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A biography of the forty-third American president who won the office after one of the most strongly contested elections in the nation's history.