History of the United States Senate — The United States Senate has a history of approximately 220 years as the upper house of the United States Congress, being described in the United States Constitution in 1787 and first convened in 1789.For the current Senate see United States… … Wikipedia
United States Senate — Infobox Legislature name = United States Senate coa pic = Senate Seal.svg coa pic = session room = US Senate Session Chamber.jpg house type = Upper house leader1 type = President of the Senate leader1 = Richard B. Cheney party1 = (R) election1 =… … Wikipedia
How Democratic Is the American Constitution? — (2001, ISBN 0 300 09218 0, among others) is a book by political scientist Robert A. Dahl that discusses undemocratic elements of the U.S. Constitution. The book originated in the Castle Lectures which Professor Dahl delivered at Yale University… … Wikipedia
Connecticut-Kompromiss — Der Connecticut Kompromiss war eine 1787 erarbeitete Lösung für die Frage, wie in den neuen Vereinigten Staaten die gesetzgebende Gewalt organisiert werden sollte. Der Kompromiss ist eine Vereinigung des Virginia Plans, der parlamentarische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Geschichte des Senats — Henry Clay stellt den Kompromiss von 1850 im alten Plenarsaal des Senats vor. Im Hintergrund sind unter anderem Daniel Webster und John C. Calhoun. Die Geschichte des Senats ist die Geschichte einer der beiden Kammern des Kongresses, dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Geschichte des Senats der Vereinigten Staaten — Henry Clay stellt den Kompromiss von 1850 im alten Plenarsaal des Senats vor. Im Hintergrund sind unter anderem Daniel Webster und John C. Calhoun. Die Geschichte des Senats ist die Geschichte einer der beiden Kammern des Kongresses, dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
United States Congress — For the current Congress, see 112th United States Congress. United States Congress 112th United States Congress … Wikipedia
Block grant — In a federal system of government, a block grant is a large sum of money granted by the national government to a regional government with only general provisions as to the way it is to be spent. This can be contrasted with a categorical grant… … Wikipedia
Parliament of Barbados — The Parliament of Barbados is the supreme legislative institution of the country of Barbados. The Parliament of Barbados is bicameral between the Senate ( Upper House ) and House of Assembly ( Lower House ). Definition: According to section 5 of… … Wikipedia
No Child Left Behind Act — President Bush signing the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act at Hamilton H.S. in Hamilton, Ohio. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 … Wikipedia