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,versionContentStandardsSocialStudiesCivicsandGovernmentWordCount:1,271**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119187-1MHID:0-02-119187-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1MeetaSenator................................2Chapter2WorkingTogether.............................6Chapter3ASenateVote................................10RespondtoReading..........................15ANewPresidentTakesOffice......16Glossary/Index...............................19FocusonSocialStudies......................20EssentialQuestionWhydoweneedgovernment?ADAYINADAYINTHESENATETHESENATETERRYMILLERSHANNONbyIngramPublishing/SuperStockYoumightnotthinksenatorshavemuchtodowithpeoplelikeyou.Butwhattheydoaffectsyouandeveryoneelseinthecountry.Senatorsmakelawsthatshapethingsinyoureverydaylife.Theypasslawsthatsetthespeedlimitsonthehighways.Theydecideifanewinterstatewillbebuiltinyourtown.SenatorsworkintheSenate.TheSenateandtheHouseofRepresentativesmakeupCongress.Congressisthelegislative,orlawmaking,branchoftheU.S.government.Weneedlegislation,orlaws,tohelpthecountryrunsmoothly.Lawsgiveusrulestofollow.Withoutthem,e...
