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FACTS OF CONGRESS Television Segments

Facts of Congress Videos with Scripts

In cooperation with Indiana University Television and Flashback Productions of Boulder Colorado, the Center on Congress has developed a series of brief, 60-second video segments aimed at middle-school students, but also appropriate for other age groups

Facts of Congress Overview

History

Colonies and Founders
First Congress
Women in Congress
Representative Numbers
Primary Documents


Definitions

Checks and Balances
Federalism
Three Branches of Government
Filibuster
Amendments
Representation


How Things Work

Who Can Be a Congressperson?
Civility
Compromise
Criticisms of Congress
How a Bill Becomes a Law
The House of Representatives
The Senate
Key Congressional Leaders
Diversity
Deliberation
Committees
Lobbyists


Impact of Congress

What Does Congress Do?
Why Congress Matters
How Congress Affects You
First Amendment


Civic Involvement

Citizen Participation
One Vote
Communicating with Congress
How to Do More
How to Learn More
Becoming Informed Citizens


 
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