Presents volume two of a three-volume study of the three branches of the federal government focusing on the Legislative branch, and discusses its history and origin, daily operations within the Legislative branch, its Constitutional role, checks and balances, and changes that have occurred over the years.

This volume presents presidential entries from William Henry Harrison through Andrew Johnson.

This volume presents presidential entries from George Washington through Martin Van Buren.

A cumulative index for materials in a series on the Cold War era.

This volume presents a selection of relevant documents telling the story of the Gilded Age (1877-1900), when the United States saw the rise of industrialism and the decline of an economy based on agriculture, and the Progressive Era (1900-1913), a time of great reform.

Includes an American Civil War timeline and a "Research and Activity Ideas" section, this book presents fourteen full or excerpted documents written by people from the North and the South who participated in the events of the Civil War.

This volume presents presidential entries from Woodrow Wilson through Dwight D. Eisenhower.