


Follow the events that shaped the first 200 years of congress and, in turn, our country.
For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews, Ken Burns chronicles the events that have shaped the first 200 years of congress and, in turn, our country.
For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews, Ken Burns chronicles the events that have shaped the first 200 years of congress and, in turn, our country.
The U.S. Congress is one of the country's most important and misunderstood institutions.
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The Congress
The amendment transferred the election of senators from state legislators to the people.
The 17th Amendment