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41Antisemitism in the United States — Jewish Americans have flourished in the United States, enjoying freedom and opportunity that have not been afforded to them in other countries. However, like other minorities, Jewish Americans have also suffered prejudice and oppression,… …
42Adoption in the United States — is the legal act of adoption, of permanently placing a person under the age of 18 with a parent or parents other than the birth parents in the United States.The 2000 census was the first census in which adoption statistics were collected. The… …
43Current members of the United States Congress — The 110th United States Congress consists of 540 elected officials from 50 states, four territories, and the District of Columbia. It is the federal legislature of the United States of America, continuing an unbroken chain dating back to the 1st… …
44Procedures of the United States House of Representatives — The United States Constitution provides that each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, [U.S. Const. Art. I, Sec. V, Clause II] therefore each Congress of the United States, upon convening, approves its own governing rules of… …
45History of the United States Congress — The Continental CongressesAlthough one can trace the history of the Congress of the United States to the First Continental Congress, which met in the autumn of 1774, the true antecedent of the United States Congress was the Second Continental… …
46Party leaders of the United States Senate — Majority Leader of the United States Senate Democratic Leader Incumbent …
47History of religion in the United States — The religious history of the United States begins more than a century before the former British colonies became the United States of America in 1776.Some of the original settlers were men and women of deep religious convictions. The religious… …
48Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives — Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives Republican Leader …
49Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure by which the President and Vice President are elected. It replaced the procedure under Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, which demonstrated problems in… …
50Biographical Directory of the United States Congress — The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as well as its predecessor, the Continental Congress. Also included are Delegates from… …
