ADAYINADAYINTHESENATETHESENATEbyTERRYMILLERSHANNONPAIREDREADANewPresidentTakesOfficeNarrativeNonfictionSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:(t)Photodisc/Punchstock,(c)BrandXPictures/PunchStock,(b)APImages**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:CauseandEffectVocabularyStrategyLatinRootsVocabularyamendments,commitment,compromise,democracy,eventually,legislation,privilege,versionELLVocabularydebate,votersContentStandardsSocialStudiesCivicsandGovernmentWordCount:1,034**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119172-7MHID:0-02-119172-7PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1MeetaSenator................................2Chapter2WorkingTogether.............................6Chapter3ASenateVote................................10RespondtoReading..........................15ANewPresidentTakesOffice......16Glossary/Index...............................19FocusonSocialStudies......................20EssentialQuestionWhydoweneedgovernment?ADAYINADAYINTHESENATETHESENATETERRYMILLERSHANNONbyIngramPublishing/SuperStockTheworkthatsenatorsdoaffectsallpeopleintheUnitedStates.Senatorsmakelawsforourcountry.Theypasslawsforthespeedlimitsonhighways.Theydecidewhetheranewhighwaywillbebuiltinyourtown.SenatorsworkintheSenate.TheSenateandtheHouseofRepresentativesmakeupCongress.CongressisthelegislativebranchoftheU.S.government.Congressmakeslawsforthecountry.Wehavelegislation,orlaws,tohelpthecountryrunwell.Lawsgiveusrulestofollow.SenatorsworkintheCapitolbuildinginWashington,D.C...
