CongressionalGlossary.com or TCNLG.com
Incorporating the glossaries from the Congressional Deskbook and Congressional Procedure
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See also the Legislative Process Flowchart.
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Glossary Sources: Congressional Deskbook; GAO; Library of Congress; National Archives; OMB; House; Senate; Senate Budget Committee.
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Political Cartoons: Clifford K. Berryman Political Cartoon Collection at NARA | Puck cartoons (Google search) | Puck at the Senate | Presidential Campaigns: A Cartoon History, 1789-1976, Indiana University Libraries; | Puck – Senate | Nast – Senate | Political Cartoons in U.S. History, LOC | Prints & Photographs Online Catalog, LOC | Cartoon Drawings, LOC | Cartoon Drawings: Swann Collection of Caricature and Cartoon, LOC | HarpWeek
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