American Political Leaders, 1789-2005.E176 2005-007732 1-56802-967-5 American political leaders, 1789-2005. Title main entry. CQ Press, [c]2005 453 p. $65.00 Covering every president, vice president, cabinet member, Supreme Court justice, member of Congress, and state governor in US constitutional history, this reference text provides concise information on the characteristics of the office and the office holders. Each chapter describe the means of coming to office and the role of the office, provide general information on such topics as military service, nationalities and religious affiliations, and present brief biographies for each office-holder, including birth and death dates, state of residence, political affiliation, periods of public service, and familial familial /fa·mil·i·al/ (fah-mil´e-il) occurring in more members of a family than would be expected by chance. fa·mil·ial adj. relationships to other American political figures. An additional appendix includes chronological chron·o·log·i·cal also chron·o·log·ic adj. 1. Arranged in order of time of occurrence. 2. Relating to or in accordance with chronology. charts of the makeup makeup In the performing arts, material used by actors for cosmetic purposes and to help create the characters they play. Not needed in Greek and Roman theatre because of the use of masks, makeup was used in the religious plays of medieval Europe, in which the angels' faces of all of the cabinets, the beginning and adjournment A putting off or postponing of proceedings; an ending or dismissal of further business by a court, legislature, or public official—either temporarily or permanently. dates for every session of Congress since 1789, top House and Senate leaders since 1899, and listings of all black, Hispanic Hispanic Multiculture A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race Social medicine Any of 17 major Latino subcultures, concentrated in California, Texas, Chicago, Miam, NY, and elsewhere , and women members of Congress through 2005. |
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