Videos

Ms. Nickels explained the official “assembly line” flowchart of a bill progressing through Congress. An unofficial “shell game” is also described in which the contents of a bill can be shift…

The program looks at the process by which bills are considered on the House floor and how the schedule is determined.

House opening procedures such as the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the Journal and one-minute speeches are shown and discussed.

The structure and function of the National Archives are outlined, with particular attention to the charters of freedom which are housed there.