Articles Index
Balanced Budget Amendment
A timeline for the Balanced Budget Amendment, which would amend the United States Constitution by requiring -- through law -- that Congress pass a federal budget that balances projected revenues and expenditures, with certain exceptions (notably, a time of war).
President Barack Obama State Of The Union Address
Text of President Barack Obama speech before joint session of Congress on 24 January 2009.
What Is Medicare?
An indepth look at medicare, one of the primary government programs for health care.
HR 1 - 111th Congress - Stimulus Bill As Debated In Committee
HR 1 - 111th Congress - draft version, as downloaded from House Rules Committee. Emergency spending bill, making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Overview - 111th Congress (2009-2011)
The One Hundred Eleventh (111th) U.S. Congress -- the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives -- meets from 6 January 2009, to 3 January 2011.
Filibuster and Cloture
Overview of Senate procedural Rule 22, filibuster and cloture .
How Do Congressional Conference Committees Work?
A Congressional Conference Committee is composed of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and it is charged with resolving disagreements on a specific piece of legislation.
What Are Senate Committees?
In order to manage the thousands of bills introduced into Congress each legislative session, the Congress relies upon a complex committee structure. There are three types of Senate committees: standing committees, special or select committees, and joint committees. The Senate currently operates 24 fact-finding and policy-recommending committees.
How Do Senate Committees Work?
Committees are integral to the functioning of the Congress. How do Senate committees work to bring legislation forward?
What Is The Emancipation Proclamation?
The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. These orders did not end slavery; that happened on 18 December 1865 with the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
What Is Black History Month?
The roots of February as Black History Month rest in "Negro History Week," an initiative of Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
Purchases Under TARP - Troubled Asset Relief Program
Purchases Made By U.S. Treasury Under TARP - Troubled Asset Relief Program
Purchases Under TARP - Troubled Asset Relief Program
Purchases Made By U.S. Treasury Under TARP - November 2008 - Troubled Asset Relief Program
I Have A Dream, 28 August 1963
Text of Martin Luther King, Jr. speech, I Have A Dream, the closing speech of the March on Washington, DC, on 28 August 1963. The speech was carried live on network television.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotations
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. Enjoy these words of wisdom from MLK.
Ronald Reagan Inaugural Address, 20 January 1981
Ronald Reagan Inaugural Address, 20 January 1981
John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address, 20 January 1961
John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address, 20 January 1961 - The Presidential Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln Inaugural Address, 4 March 1861
Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address, 4 March 1861, Washington, D.C.
Presidential Approval Ratings
Analysis of presidential approval ratings -- overall, Iraq and economy -- from 2001 to 2008.
What Is The Surgeon General?
Surgeon General
Barack Obama
When Barack Obama decided he wanted to run for the Illinois Senate in 1996, he ensured his candidacy by successfully challenging the nomination petitions of his four competitors. This article provides a timeline of Obama's political career.
Hamdan v Rumsfeld
Summary of Supreme Court ruling in Hamdan v Rumsfeld
What Is A Leadership PAC?
Federal politicians -- senators and representatives -- often form what is called a Leadership PAC to, among other things, raise money to help fund other candidate campaigns.
Bush v Kerry : Politics and Money
Breakdown of current political contributions to national parties, PACs and 527s.
PAC Contributions to All Federal Candidates
PAC Contributions to All Federal Candidates - 1972 - 2006