Congressional History, Through the Present

Congress and Progressive Reforms

16th Amendment

• The first Form 1040
• Form 1040 today

17th Amendment



Some artifacts of congressional history, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Robert A. Taft on labor law reform (Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose) :




A timeline of campaign finance reform
A timeline of congressional reforms.

The sorting of America

• The general public
• Congress

Trends in Congressional Approval