Article provides an overview and interesting facts about the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.

Kids learn about the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. It's also called the Congress and is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Representative Tom Davis is the Chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform. The House Committee on Government Reform oversees civil servants, federal contractor and governmental operations and investigations. This website...

Read about how compromises were reached at the Philadelphia convention that dealt with issues between large and small states, and slave and free states. Take the quick quiz to assess knowledge about the writing of the Constitution.

Check out the latest news with the Committee on Education and the Workforce. John Boehner outlines the committee step by step. The members and jurisdiction they hold are reviewed through this site.

Find out what a law is and who makes them. Learn the step by step process of how laws are made on the national level.

Provides brief historical facts on the U.S. Capitol, home of Congress in Washington, DC.

An easy-to-understand reading of the process of how a law comes to be.

This resource from Khan Academy provides foundational-level practice questions over Congressional behavior. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including...

This resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions over Baker v. Carr, a Supreme Court case that addresses equality in voting districts. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American...

This site designed for students, clearly describes congressional powers and provides excellent accompanying links.

[Free Registration/Login Required] November 8, 2016 proved fruitful for women running for U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. Here is an introduction to the new Nevada Senator who is both female and Latino. Masto became the...

The Hill is a non-partisan, non-ideological weekly newspaper that describes the inner workings of Congress, the pressures confronting policy makers and the many ways in which decisions are made.

Resource provides the top news in U.S. Politics in brief. Content includes a focus on the president, senate, house, state governors, legislatures, and initiatives.

Article covers the Legislative Branch of Government, the branch that makes the laws, and its connection to the US Constitution.

Covers details of the Great Compromise which was presented at the Constitutional Convention. It consisted of the idea of proportional representation in the lower house (House of Representatives) and equal representation of the states in...

The Three-Fifths Compromise that was presented at the Constitutional Convention resolved the issue of counting slaves towards the population in regards to representation in the House of Representatives.

This is the biography page for the Hispanic congressman from New York state Jose Serrano, who has served since 1990.

(1825-1908) Served as a member of the US House of Representatives and the Confederate Congress from Tennessee

An image of Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi signing a piece of legislation with Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Chris Dodd in the background.

FOX News covers the latest in United States politics. Impact is presented with television and the internet in mind.

New Jersey Plan was presented in the form of eleven resolutions drafted by William Paterson. It detailed a legislature of only one house and featured equal representation in which each state had the same number of representatives thus...

(1835-1910) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator Kentucky, and cabinet officer

(1830-1893) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator from Maine, and secretary of state.