How much money did Truman ask congress for on March 12 1947?
Addressing a joint session of Congress on March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman asked for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey and established a doctrine, aptly characterized the Truman Doctrine, that would guide U.S. diplomacy for the next forty years.
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Is the congress made up of 3 parts?
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How does Congress override the Presidents veto?
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What are the foreign policy powers of Congress?
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What role did congress play during reconstruction?
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Did France return to a monarchy after the Congress of Vienna?
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What are 10 powers granted to congress under the articles?
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Which part of congress OS more representative to the people?
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Congress exercises Congressional oversight of the bureaucracy...
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What reform proposals did Kennedy make that were rejected by a conservative congress?
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Radical Republicans were critical of Lincoln's Reconstruction...
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Why did congress impeach Andrew Johnson?
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What legislation was passed by the Republican Congress during the Civil War?
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How does Congress override the Presidents veto?
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What type of message did Thomas Jefferson send to Congress?
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What is the congress of Vienna?
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What is the African national congress?
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What must congress members do in the role of servant to their constituents?
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How many senators are there in congress?
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What type of message did Thomas Jefferson send to Congress?
On 7 June 1776 Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write a documen...
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What is the congress of Vienna?
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How many senators are there in congress?
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What are the duties of congress?
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Which institution was created be congress in an attempt to prevent bank failures in 1913?
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What is the African national congress?
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How did African national congress help South Africa with apartheid?
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Who was the first black congress woman?
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Is Congress not given the power to change the Constitution?
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About Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral, two house, legislature of the United States of America. It is made up of the 100 member Senate and 435 member House of Representatives. The House of Representatives is considered the ''lower house,'' while the Senate is deemed the ''upper house.'' The current Congress is the 112th.
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