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Congress. the House with his wit, knowledge of parliamentary law, and sheer willpower, even though he was often unable to prevail." Historiographical views of Stevens have dramatically shifted over the years, from the early 20th-century view of Stevens and the Radical Republicans as tools of big business and motivated by hatred of the white South, to the perspective of the
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1522:Forge of Democracy: The House of Representatives
1508:The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership
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1110:"House of Representatives, 1787–1789"
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1566:(2004), essays by leading scholars
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1531:(2006) standard scholarly history
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1599:List of United States Congresses
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1076:. One such proposal, the
1055:Apportionment Act of 1911
803:Number of Representatives
627:National Republican Party
533:Articles of Confederation
521:Articles of Confederation
506:began in April 1775, the
5467:Third-party performances
3224:Architect of the Capitol
3086:Federal Hall (1789–1790)
2227:African-American members
1651:House of Representatives
1474:Congressional Quarterly.
1470:Congress and Its Members
1072:to further increase the
764:. The Republicans under
652:Ways and Means Committee
458:United States portal
76:This article is part of
37:, commonly known as the
5490:Gubernatorial elections
3774:Washington at Princeton
3718:Apotheosis of Democracy
3138:Congressional Quarterly
2827:Executive communication
2817:Blue slip (U.S. Senate)
2774:Suspension of the rules
2300:Native American members
1726:By shortness of service
1536:OAH Magazine of History
1515:OAH Magazine of History
690:20th and 21st-centuries
372:Articles of impeachment
231:Congressional districts
5485:Presidential elections
3941:Webster Page Residence
3916:House Recording Studio
3760:Revolutionary War Door
3521:Register of Copyrights
3102:Biographical Directory
2571:"Necessary and Proper"
2111:Policy Committee Chair
2089:Policy Committee Chair
1640:United States Congress
820:
812:
750:Conservative coalition
699:
668:major comeback in 1874
637:
569:Connecticut Compromise
410:House office buildings
293:Committee of the Whole
285:Politics and procedure
244:Huntington–Hill method
100:
43:United States Congress
30:
3266:Technology Assessment
2687:Dear Colleague letter
2682:Continuing resolution
2677:Concurrent resolution
2156:Republican Conference
2096:Republican Conference
2057:President pro tempore
1789:Born outside the U.S.
1517:, 12 (Summer): 34–37.
1490:May 29, 2012, at the
1483:Westview Press, 1998
818:
810:
774:Republican Revolution
717:On November 7, 1916,
697:
650:, as chairman of the
635:
616:and the slaveholding
517:Industrial Revolution
404:United States Capitol
221:Republican Conference
98:
25:delivered his annual
21:
5094:District of Columbia
3830:Mountains and Clouds
3586:Congressional Record
3443:Floor Services Chief
3330:Law Revision Counsel
3081:Continental Congress
2576:Power of enforcement
2539:Contempt of Congress
2442:From multiple states
2395:Mormon (LDS) members
2203:Congressional caucus
1847:Served a single term
1779:Expelled or censured
1721:By length of service
1496:Galloway; George B.
708:Joseph Gurney Cannon
680:Speaker of the House
598:Speaker of the House
594:Frederick Muhlenberg
180:Speaker of the House
107:History of the House
47:United States Senate
3854:Building Commission
3335:Legislative Counsel
3256:Library of Congress
3217:Comptroller General
3207:Congressional staff
2892:Senatorial courtesy
2281:Hispanic Conference
1696:Members and leaders
1538:, 11 (Spring): 6–8.
1527:Remini, Robert V.
1275:on November 3, 2010
1156:on November 1, 2012
380:Self-executing rule
86:United States House
5047:Elections by state
4027:Elections spanning
3926:Old Senate Chamber
3792:VP Bust Collection
3616:United States Code
3548:Jefferson Building
3241:Cap. Guide Service
3108:Divided government
3025:Seal of the Senate
2989:Select and special
2954:Discharge petition
2907:Tie-breaking votes
2872:Recess appointment
2812:Advice and consent
2692:Discharge petition
2635:Appropriation bill
2544:Declaration of war
1736:Non-voting members
1570:Zelizer, Julian E.
1560:Zelizer, Julian E.
1551:Zelizer, Julian E.
1506:Green, Matthew N.
1265:"Jeannette Rankin"
821:
813:
746:New Deal Coalition
700:
638:
549:Convention of 1787
343:Origination Clause
101:
88:of Representatives
31:
5498:
5497:
5462:Special elections
5374:Speaker elections
5042:
5041:
3983:
3982:
3979:
3978:
3975:
3974:
3892:
3891:
3696:Statue of Freedom
3660:Statue of Freedom
3639:Brumidi Corridors
3611:Statutes at Large
3565:Publishing Office
3488:
3487:
3348:
3347:
3171:
3170:
3167:
3166:
3121:
3120:
3069:election disputes
3057:speaker elections
3020:Mace of the House
2867:Presiding Officer
2832:Executive session
2779:Unanimous consent
2739:Multiple referral
2724:Lame-duck session
2494:
2493:
2490:
2489:
2420:
2419:
2220:Ethnic and racial
2164:
2163:
2151:Democratic Caucus
2074:Democratic Caucus
2026:
2025:
1269:Women in Congress
1074:size of the House
1051:
1050:
941:
940:
772:, as part of the
710:. In particular,
492:
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359:Unanimous consent
216:Democratic Caucus
194:list of elections
45:, along with the
5533:
5480:Senate elections
4280:
4274:in a single year
4010:
4003:
3996:
3987:
3809:
3626:Capitol Building
3600:U.S. Gov. Manual
3553:Madison Building
3516:Copyright Office
3480:Sergeant at Arms
3438:Floor Operations
3357:
3279:
3195:
3177:
3040:
2857:Morning business
2744:House procedures
2707:Joint resolution
2511:
2500:
2380:Buddhist members
2199:
2035:
1857:Switched parties
1804:Switched parties
1741:Unseated members
1731:Youngest members
1711:
1704:
1691:
1633:
1626:
1619:
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999:Representatives
943:
886:Representatives
827:
770:election of 1994
730:Great Depression
719:Jeannette Rankin
661:neoabolitionists
648:Thaddeus Stevens
484:
477:
470:
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385:Rules suspension
189:list of speakers
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4014:
3984:
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3898:
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3796:
3673:Hall of Columns
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3465:Parliamentarian
3406:
3397:Parliamentarian
3344:
3303:
3270:
3199:
3189:
3182:Capitol Complex
3163:
3117:
3113:Party divisions
3029:
3003:
2921:
2805:Senate-specific
2800:
2655:Closed sessions
2623:Act of Congress
2611:
2585:
2581:Taxing/spending
2505:
2486:
2477:Party switchers
2446:Died in office
2416:
2368:
2352:
2321:Equality Caucus
2304:
2276:Hispanic Caucus
2215:
2190:
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1542:Wilson, Woodrow
1520:MacNeil, Neil.
1492:Wayback Machine
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1440:Further reading
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122:Current members
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4272:Elections held
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2877:Reconciliation
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781:2006 elections
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