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Dirksen: Ten Most Important Things About the U. S. House of Representatives

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Article outlining the ten most important things one should know about the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Office of House Democratic Leader: Nancy Pelosi

For Students 9th - 10th
Official web page of the Democratic Party's leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives. Discusses current issues and policies the party upholds.
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US House of Representatives

History, Art, and Archives: Us House of Representatives: Women in Congress

For Students 9th - 10th
Great reference tool for finding information on female Members of Congress both past and current. Includes biographical profiles, images, historical essays, artifacts relating to the history of Congresswomen, and teacher resources. You...
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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate how this subcommittee works within the House of Representatives. "The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs reviews veteran's programs, examines current laws, and reports bills and amendments to strengthen existing laws...
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Jeannette Rankin (1880 1973)

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia article tells the story of Jeannette Rankin who was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and was involved in the women's suffrage movement.
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress Link: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The Dirksen Congressional Center provides abundant lesson plans on all aspects of the US Congress and the US Constitution. All lessons contain time frames, objectives, and links to material, and are built around Bloom's taxonomy.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Women Record Several 'Firsts' With Wins in u.s. Senate, Elsewhere

For Students 9th - 10th
In the Senate and House women, not just women, but women with different cultural backgrounds, won seats in the 2016 election. Find out more about the historical winners of the day.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John Quincy Adams: Key Events in the Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
See a concise summary of the events in the presidency of John Quincy Adams, beginning with his selection by the House of Representatives.
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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: George Clymer

For Students 9th - 10th
A good biography of this delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Pennsylvania. He later served in the House of Representatives.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Ohio's Congressional Districts

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia page provides a map of Ohio's congressional districts, portraits of all of Ohio's members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Links under each portrait take the user to biographies and to information about the individual...
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Tanzania: Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the government of Tanzania which has a National Assembly for the entire country and a House of Representatives for Zanzibar. You can also see a list of current government officials. Information is from the U.S. State Dept....
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Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

Cprr History Museum: Chinese American Contribution to Transcontinental

For Students 9th - 10th
In April of 1999, Representative John T. Doolittle delivered a speech before the United States House of Representatives commemorating the contribution of Chinese-Americans to the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. This site...
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Library of Congress

Loc: B. B. French's Diary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Library of Congress. Benjamin Brown French, politician and Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, kept a diary. The Library of Congress has digitalized for display the December 25, 1851, entry...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: James T. Rapier

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features James T. Rapier, a black planter and labor organizer who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama during Reconstruction.