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    The 36th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate...
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  • This is a list of the United States Congresses, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their sessions. Each Congress lasts for two years...
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  • This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each...
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  • This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 36th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1859, to March...
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    The 36th Infantry Division ("Arrowhead") also known as the "Panther Division", the "Lone Star Division", "The Texas Army", and the "T-patchers", is an...
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    Corwin Amendment (category 36th United States Congress)
    specifically to protect slavery from federal power. The outgoing 36th United States Congress proposed the Corwin Amendment on March 2, 1861, shortly before...
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  • Crittenden Compromise (category 36th United States Congress)
    in the United States Constitution, and thereby make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery. It was introduced by United States Senator...
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    pending new state of Kansas, and the other 32 states before the first session of the 36th United States Congress convened on December 5, 1859. They were held...
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    Second Party System and the Third Party System. Members of the 36th United States Congress were chosen in this election. In the first election since the...
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  • is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 36th United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical...
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    The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2011, until January...
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    Senators from the seceding states—most voluntarily, but some were expelled—the makeup and organization of the 36th United States Congress changed dramatically...
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  • 118th United States Congress. The dean of the current delegation is Senator Ron Wyden, having served in the Senate since 1996 and in Congress since 1981...
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    divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate...
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  • Morrill Tariff (category 36th United States Congress)
    House took no action on either tariff bill during the 35th Congress. When the 36th Congress met in 1859, action remained blocked by a dispute until 1860...
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    were special elections in 1860–61 during the 36th United States Congress and 37th United States Congress. In the wake of the declared secession of South...
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  • chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 1st through 56th United States Congresses, between 1789 and 1901. For the...
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    1858 United States elections 1858–59 United States House of Representatives elections 35th United States Congress 36th United States Congress Lincoln–Douglas...
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  • United States House of Representatives from the state of New York. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from...
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    similar to the Crittenden Compromise. On the last day of the 36th United States Congress, both the Crittenden Compromise and the separate plan proposed...
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    United States elections 1860 United States presidential election 1860–61 United States House of Representatives elections 36th United States Congress...
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    initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination...
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    The 6th United States Congress was the 6th meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the Senate and the...
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    defined as the 37th parallel north by the 31st United States Congress. In 1861, the 36th United States Congress transferred land previously allocated to the...
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    Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860 (category 36th United States Congress)
    Communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States by Electric Telegraph". Chapter 137, U.S. Statutes 36th Congress, 1st Session. June 16, 1860". Central Pacific...
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    The 37th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate...
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    The following are historical lists of the youngest members of the United States Congress, in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. These members...
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    Benjamin Franklin Junkin (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress)
    from 1850 to 1853. Junkin was elected as a Republican to the 36th United States Congress. He served from 1859 to 1861, representing the 16th congressional...
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    Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Since the 1850s, its main political rival has been the Republican Party...
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    War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The United States Army considers...
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