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Text of the Constitution of the United States
(Encyclopedia)Text1 of the Constitution of the United States Preamble Article I Article II Article III Article IV Article V Article VI Article VII Amendment I Amendment II Am...Great Seal of the United States
(Encyclopedia)Great Seal of the United States: see United States, Great Seal of the. ...National Museum of the United States
(Encyclopedia)National Museum of the United States: see Smithsonian Institution. ...United States, Great Seal of the
(Encyclopedia)United States, Great Seal of the, official impression that validates a United States government document. It was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1782 and, with only minor changes in the design,...Seal of the United States, Great
(Encyclopedia)Seal of the United States, Great: see United States, Great Seal of the. ...Presidents of the United States (table)
(Encyclopedia)Presidents of the United StatesHousing and Urban Development, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia)Housing and Urban Development, United States Department of (HUD), established 1965 to coordinate and administer programs that provide assistance for housing and community development. The department a...Health and Human Services, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia)Health and Human Services, United States Department of, federal executive department charged with administering government health programs. Successor to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfar...Health, Education, and Welfare, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia)Health, Education, and Welfare, United States Department of: see Education, United States Department of; Health and Human Services, United States Department of. ...Wolcott, Oliver, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
(Encyclopedia)Wolcott, Oliver, 1760–1833, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1795–1800), b. Litchfield, Conn; son of Oliver Wolcott. Admitted to the bar in 1781, he served as Connecticut comptroller (1788–89), a...Browse by Subject
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