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  1. Madison and the Invention of Congress

    By Fergus M. Bordewich, Winter 2020, Volume 64, Issue 1

    Members of the first Federal Congress had to create a new government almost from scratch. More >>>

  2. Attempts to Impeach John Tyler

    By Michael F. Holt, February/March 2021, Volume 66, Issue 2

    Representatives objected to Tyler’s vetoes, claiming the President should be “dependent upon and responsible to” Congress. More >>>

  3. Saint Jane And The Ward Boss

    By Anne Firor Scott, December 1960, Volume 12, Issue 1

    When Jane Addams opened Hull House for Chicago’s immigrants, she began asking questions a local politician preferred not to answer More >>>

  4. A Quartet To Remember

    By Bernard A. Wei…, April 1999, Volume 50, Issue 2

    Since the Civil War the nation has sent just four African-Americans to the Senate. Why? More >>>

  5. The “down” Years 1972-74

    By George D. Aiken, August 1976, Volume 27, Issue 5

    A Senator’s View More >>>

  6. Mississippi: The Past That Has Not Died

    By Walter Lord, June 1965, Volume 16, Issue 4

    Both of the pictures shown, here—the ruined ante-bellum plantation, the defiant young Confederates under their battle flag—speak volumes about the turbulent state of Mississippi, for both are a li More >>>

  7. The Senator and the Lady

    By Lawrence H. Fuchs, October 1974, Volume 25, Issue 6

    Eleanor Roosevelt thought the "young man from Massachusetts" was a fine senator, but too inexperienced to be President. More >>>

  8. The Founders Warned Us Against Federal Debt

    By Bill White, November/December 2022, Volume 68, Issue 6

    Political leaders once agreed that the U.S. should borrow only for well-defined purposes. But in the last twenty years, we’ve ignored their guidance and added a staggering $25 trillion to the federal debt. More >>>

  9. Mallet, Chisel, And Curls

    By Lee Roderick, February 1976, Volume 27, Issue 2

    Vinnie Ream sculptured Lincoln while she was still a teen-ager More >>>

  10. Congress

    By Anonymous (not verified), October 1974, Volume 25, Issue 6

    In recent years the Congress of the United States has seemed to be the least vital element in the federal system. It has stood well back in the shadow of the Presidency and the Supreme Court, apparent More >>>

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