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World Council of Churches
(Encyclopedia) World Council of Churches, an international, interdenominational organization of most major Protestant, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox Christian churches; founded in Amsterdam in 1948…The Supreme Court: Taking Control
Taking ControlThe Supreme CourtMarshall CourtMarshall Steps InTaking ControlEmpowering the National Government While Supreme Court action was delayed by Republicans when they stopped the…Other Independent Agencies
Find the mailing address and visit the websites of the U.S. governement's smaller independent agencies.Major Independent Agencies | Legislative Department | Quasi-Official Agencies American…accounting
(Encyclopedia) accounting, classification, analysis, and interpretation of the financial, or bookkeeping, records of an enterprise. The professional who supplies such services is known as an…New Deal
(Encyclopedia) New Deal, in U.S. history, term for the domestic reform program of the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt; it was first used by Roosevelt in his speech accepting the…Major Independent Agencies
There are several administrative divisions of the government whose job it is to enforce and administer laws and regulations. Because provisions for these agencies were not outlined in the…Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Historical BackgroundThe Constitution called for the creation of a federal government with the following three branches, or parts: legislative, executive, and judiciary. Article I created…State of the Union Address: Woodrow Wilson (December 5, 1916)
Woodrow Wilson (December 5, 1916) GENTLEMEN OF THE CONGRESS: In fulfilling at this time the duty laid upon me by the Constitution of communicating to you from time to time information of the state…Stock Market Goes Decimal
Complicated fractions abandoned in favor of pennies by David Johnson Related Links Stock Market BasicsDow 101Most Active Stocks on the NYSETop Stocks by Market Value Dow Jones Industrial Average…