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Members of Congress Who Have Made a Significant Contribution
Students examine laws that have benefited the nation in a variety of ways. The congressperson in the legislative branch of the government primarily responsible for the passage of the law and the current representatives are sought in this...
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The Maine House of Representatives
The official site for the Maine House of Representatives provides information on House activities, bills, and its history. Links to House leadership as well as each representative are also provided.
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National Republican Congressional Committee
The official site of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Government Evaluate Your Senator or Representative
How much do you know about your state legislators? Are they living up to their promises? Are they making good choices that represent the wants and needs of the state? This lesson encourages students to do some fact finding on elected...
iCivics
I Civics: Who Rules?
Learn about the different forms of government that exist, including democracy, autocracy, oligarchy, and others. Compare and contrast these forms, and look at real-life examples in the world today.
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Lodge, Henry Cabot 1850 1924
Account of the political career of Henry Cabot Lodge, former Republican Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Tyler, John 1790 1862
Read a biographical account of the political career of former President, Repre Representative, Senator, and Vice President, John Tyler.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Calhoun, John Caldwell 1782 1850
Provides a summary of the political career of former South Carolina Representative, Senator, and Vice President, John Calhoun.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Hayes, Rutherford Birchard 1822 1893
Biographical information on the political career of Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican Representative from Ohio and 19th President of the United States.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Jackson, Andrew 1767 1845
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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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Mc Cain, John Sidney, Iii 1936 2018
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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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Garfield, James Abram 1831 1881
An account of the political career of James Garfield, a Republican Representative from Ohio and 20th President of the United States.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Madison, James, Jr. 1751 1836
Biographical information on the political career of James Madison, a Delegate and a Representative from Virginia and 4th President of the United States.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Lincoln, Abraham 1809 1865
Biographical information on the political career of Abraham Lincoln, Representative from Illinois and 16th President of the United States.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Kennedy, John Fitzgerald 1917 1963
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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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Johnson, Andrew 1808 1875
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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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Johnson, Lyndon Baines 1908 1973
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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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Gore, Albert Arnold, Jr. 1948
List of Albert Gore's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and Senator from Tennessee, and a Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Pierce, Franklin 1804 1869
Biographical information on the political career of Franklin Pierce, Democratic Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire and 14th President of the United States.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Sanders, Bernard 1941
Biographical sketch of the political career of Bernie Sanders, a Senator and a Representative from Vermont who was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, and again in 2020.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Mckinley, William, Jr. 1843 1901
Learn about the political career of William McKinley Jr., a Republican Representative from Ohio and 25th President of the United States.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Gerry, Elbridge 1744 1814
Learn about former Delegate and Representative from Massachusetts and Vice President of the United States, Elbridge Gerry.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Garner, John Nance 1868 1967
Biographic details about the political career of John Nance Garner, Democratic Representative from Texas and a Vice President of the United States on the ticket headed by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Harrison, William Henry 1773 1841
Brief biography discusses the political career of William Henry Harrison, a Representative and Senator from Ohio and the 9th President of the United States.