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The Most Recognizable Building in America

Season 1 Episode 1 | 2m 38s

Completed in 1800, the United States Capitol is perhaps the most recognizable building in America — it is a building in which countless historical decisions have been made.

Funding Provided by: General Motors Corporation; the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; PBS; Ameritech
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The amendment transferred the election of senators from state legislators to the people.
The United States Congress is known as “the engine of democracy.”
The U.S. Congress is one of the country's most important and misunderstood institutions.