Senator Edward Brooke
A Civil Rights Milestone. In January 1966, Republican Edward Brooke was sworn in as Massachusetts’ senator. As the Twentieth Amendment dictates, Congress opens on January […]
McCarthy Condemned
Have you no sense of decency, sir? In the early 1950s the Red Scare was in full swing. China had fallen to communism, South Korea […]
Acts of Congress
Notable laws worth knowing. The House and Senate together pass between 150 and 500 laws per two-year congressional term. Which laws will be on the […]
Curveballs
Elusive Terms and Concepts. The National AP Government and Politics Exam is coming soon, and there’s always a handful of terms and concepts that get […]
Recount: The Movie
HBO Docudrama about 2000 election. The 2000 presidential election between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George Bush was extremely close. The electoral vote […]