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'Landmark Debates in Congress' is a one-volume resource to more than 50 pivotal congressional debates. From colonial independence and individual rights to slavery, territorial expansion, and presidential powers, debates include the Bill of Rights (1789), the Revenue Act of 1894, FDR's court-packing plan (1937), Medicare and Medicaid (1965), Richard Nixon's 1974 impeachment, and the Iraq War resolution (2002)

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In the 1940s and 1950s, Ernest Stacey Griffith was well known on Capitol Hill and frequently featured in major newspaper and magazine articles about the work of Congress. He was also recognized as an influential scholar. Today, few members of Congress and only a handful of the thousands employed by the legislative branch have ever heard of him. Even at the Congressional Research Service—Congress's think tank—which he headed for 18 years, Griffith is mostly an unfamiliar name. During his century‐long life, this Rhodes Scholar left an indelible legacy in several arenas. Griffith was not only a pioneering advisor to the nation's legislators and an astute observer of American democracy, he also achieved acclaim as a public administrator, an innovative teacher and educator, an early supporter of the conservation movement, a prominent community and religious leader, and a record‐setting mountain climber.

This report provides a brief overview of the evolution of commemorative legislation. It also summarizes the various laws, rules, and procedures Congress has adopted in establishing criteria for the consideration and enactment of commemorative legislation.

THE LEGITIMACY OF THE VICE PRESIDENT SUCCEEDING TO THE PRESIDENCY, AUTOMATICALLY, UPON THE DEATH OF A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE US HAS LONG BEEN ACCEPTED AS PART OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM. BUT THE VP'S ROLE IF A PRESIDENT IS PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY UNABLE TO DISCHARGE HIS DUTIES IS A QUESTION NOT EVEN OFFICIALLY ADDRESSED UNTIL 1958. HISTORY OF PRES. AND VP AGREEMENTS UP TO 25TH AMENDMENT IS PROBED.