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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Calhoun, John Caldwell 1782 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary of the political career of former South Carolina Representative, Senator, and Vice President, John Calhoun.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Harrison, Benjamin 1833 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical highlights on Benjamin Harrison, Republican Senator from Indiana and 23rd President of the United States.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Jackson, Andrew 1767 1845

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the political career of Andrew Jackson, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee and 7th President of the United States.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Kennedy, Robert Francis 1925 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the political career of Robert F. Kennedy, former Attorney General of the United States and Democratic Senator from New York.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Mc Cain, John Sidney, Iii 1936 2018

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the political career of John McCain, Republican Senator and a Representative from Arizona. He was also the unsuccessful Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2008.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Monroe, James 1758 1831

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the political career of James Monroe, former Delegate and Senator from Virginia and 5th President of the United States. He was also a Governor of Virginia, Secretary of State, and Secretary of War.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Kennedy, John Fitzgerald 1917 1963

For Students 9th - 10th
Profile of the political career of John F. Kennedy, a Democratic Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts and 35th President of the United States.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Johnson, Andrew 1808 1875

For Students 9th - 10th
List of Andrew Johnson's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee and a Vice President and 17th President of the United States.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Johnson, Lyndon Baines 1908 1973

For Students 9th - 10th
List of Lyndon Johnson's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and a Senator from Texas and a Vice President under John F. Kennedy and 36th President of the United States.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Biden, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
List of Joe Biden's accomplishments during his political career, including his term as a Senator from Delaware and a Vice President of the United States under Barack Obama.
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U.s. Government Publishing Office: Guide to House and Senate Members

For Students 9th - 10th
A searchable database and directory which contains contact information, a biography and a photo of all current members of Congress.
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History Matters: "Enemies From Within": Senator Joseph Mc Carthy's Accusations

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a speech and a letter from Joseph McCarthy supporting his contention that there are Communists in the State Department.
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State of Florida: Florida Senate Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For young researchers studying Florida, this is the terrific site! Learning about the state and its symbols, government, capital city, and even more is made easy with short text, colorful graphics and games.
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US Senate

U.s. Senate: The Senate Moves to Philadelphia, 1790

For Students 9th - 10th
One provision of the Residence Act of 1790 was that the federal government would reside in Philadelphia until 1800. This article discusses that first meeting there.
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US Senate

U.s. Senate: Jeff Bingaman: Explore New Mexico: Navajo Code Talkers

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States military adopted the Navajo language to aid in their top secret communications amongst each other during World War II. In 2001, the first twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers were awarded Gold Medals of Honor by President...
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US Senate

U.s. Senate: Art & History: John Nance Garner

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a description of the portrait of John Nance Garner painted during his second term as Franklin Roosevelt's vice-president. Following that is a short biography of his career in politics.
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US Senate

United States Senate: Presidential Succession

For Students 9th - 10th
Article which discusses the controversies of the establishment of the Presidential Succession Act of 1792. Contains links to related historical information.
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US Senate

U.s. Senate Art and History: : Roger Brooke Taney

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on the life of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney. In particular, it describes his judicial career.
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US Senate

U.s. Senate: Art & History: The Watergate Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the events of Watergate--what happened, how it was handled and the process it took to become resolved.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: 17th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides an explanation and summary of the 17th Amendment that stated that people will directly elect Senators.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Warren, Elizabeth 1949

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the political career of Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Senator from Massachusetts and unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Kennedy, Edward Moore (Ted) 1932 2009

For Students 9th - 10th
Profile of the political career of Ted Kennedy, Democratic Senator from Massachusetts.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Harris, Kamala Devi 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of the political career of Kamala Harris, former U.S. Senator from California and current Vice President of the United States in 2020.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Elizabeth Dole

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical highlights on Elizabeth Dole, Senator from North Carolina from 2003-2009.

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