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The 87th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1963, during the final weeks of Dwight D. Eisenhower 's presidency and the first two ...
The 1962 State of the Union Address was given by John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on Thursday, January 11, 1962, to the 87th United States Congress in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. [2] It was Kennedy's second State of the Union Address.
This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 87th United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 87th Congress (January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963).
87th 88th 89th ... 1962 United States House of Representatives elections (56 P) 1960 United States Senate elections (38 P) ... Symington Amendment; T. Travel Act
The second way to propose an amendment is by two-thirds “…of the several States,” which “…call a Convention for proposing Amendments….” The first process is by far the more popular.
Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660 (1962), is the first landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution was interpreted to prohibit criminalization of particular acts or conduct, as contrasted with prohibiting the use of a particular form of punishment for a crime.
The Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. § 2551, was created to establish a governing body for the control and reduction of apocalyptic armaments with regards to protect a world from the burdens of armaments and the scourge of war.
President Trump on Wednesday gave a concise rebuttal of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' call for the repeal of the Second Amendment.