Support Provided By
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:29:18
The U.S. Congress is one of the country's most important and misunderstood institutions.
0:38
David Broder talks about the importance of the first congress.
0:30
David McCullough talks about the real reason members vote for or against legislation.
2:38
The United States Capitol is a building in which countless historical decisions were made.
4:45
The United States Congress is known as “the engine of democracy.”
2:34
The amendment transferred the election of senators from state legislators to the people.