ADAYINADAYINTHESENATETHESENATEbyTERRYMILLERSHANNONNarrativeNonfictionPAIREDREADANewPresidentTakesOfficeSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:(t)Photodisc/Punchstock,(c)BrandXPictures/PunchStock,(b)APImages**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:1,542**ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:CauseandEffectVocabularyStrategyLatinRootsVocabularyamendments,commitment,compromise,democracy,eventually,legislation,privilege,versionContentStandardsSocialStudiesCivicsandGovernmentCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118910-6MHID:0-02-118910-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110EssentialQuestionWhydoweneedgovernment?PAIREDREADChapter1MeetaSenator................................2Chapter2WorkingTogether.............................6Chapter3ASenateVote................................10RespondtoReading..........................15ANewPresidentTakesOffice......16Glossary/Index...............................19FocusonSocialStudies......................20ADAYINADAYINTHESENATETHESENATETERRYMILLERSHANNONbyIngramPublishing/SuperStockCongressmeetsintheCapitolbuildinginWashington,D.C.MEETASENATORMEETASENATOR1ChapterYoumightnotthinksenatorshavemuchtodowithyourlife.Butwhattheydoaffectsyouandeveryoneelseinthecountry.Senatorsmakelawsthatshapethingsinyoureverydaylife.Forexample,theywritelawstoregulatebusinessesandtoprotecttheenvironment.Theypasslawsthatsetthespeedlimitsonthehighway,andtheydecideifanewfreewaywillbebuiltinyourtown.SenatorsworkintheSenate.TheSenateandtheHouseofRepresentativesmakeupCongress,whichi...
