“All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.”

— Article I, Section 7, Clause 1

The idea was that the House of Representatives would the chamber of Congress closest to the people and would thus be a bit more careful with our money. (more…)

This one is really easy. (more…)

Jefferson Davis was the first, last, and only president of the Confederate States of America. (more…)

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history of soccer

history of rugby

history of American football

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The full quote is, “A man must always live by his work, and his wages must at least be sufficient to maintain him. They must even upon most occasions be somewhat more; otherwise it would be impossible for him to bring up a family, and the race of such workmen could not last beyond the first generation.” (more…)

Ya, I know this one is a bit more difficult, but it’s not that hard. (more…)

You better not have to Google this! (more…)

If you’ve never read “Das Kapital,” I can tell you it is extremely boring. But, if you’re going to engage in political/economic debate and pretend you know what you’re talking about, you should probably read it. Last week’s book, “The Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith is less boring and would also be a good one to read as well.
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Ancient Rome is one example of a plutocracy. (more…)

California is the most populated, Texas is second. Alaska has the lowest population density. Wyoming has the least people, and the second lowest density. Vermont has the second lowest population. (more…)

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If you look on the map, it appears that Maine is the US state that is the farthest east, but technically it’s Alaska because the “Aleutian Islands cross the 180° meridian of longitude, placing some of the islands actually in the Eastern Hemisphere and thus degrees east of Greenwich (and the Prime Meridian),” according to About.com. Much easier to grasp is that Alaska is the state that is also farthest north and west (more…)

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Some of the rankings you’ll find include a “non-religion” group that is ranked 3rd. We were looking for the four largest religions in the world ranked by number of followers, not counting “non-religion.” (more…)