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Taking advantage of his 12 years as House historian, Smock gathers 190 documents from the past two c...
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Taking advantage of his 12 years as House historian, Smock gathers 190 documents from the past two centuries of Congressional history, including great speeches, declarations of war, documents from important committee hearings and investigations, Supreme Court decisions affecting Congress and its powers, arguments over congressional salaries, and petitions from ordinary citizens. Headnotes to each document contain the author's reasons for including the document as a landmark and also provide historical background and context to explain or identify persons or events referred to in the document. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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