Scholastic Update articles from January 1997

Scholastic Update archives from January 1997

Four more years.(Bill Clinton's second term as president)(includes related information on key events and on cabinet changes)(Cover Story)
January 10, 1997... Chapter two of Bill Clinton's Presidency begins on January 20. That's Inauguration Day, the date when President Clinton will officially embark on his second term. Flanked by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and daughter Chelsea, Clinton will...

A new day in Congress?(relations between 105th Congress and Pres. Clinton)(includes profiles of congressional leaders)(Cover Story)
January 10, 1997... When the 105th Congress convenes in the U.S. Capitol on January 7, it will look a lot like the 104th Congress in one crucial way: the majority of its members will be Republicans. But that's where the similarities between this Congress and the...

U.S. affairs annual: facts and figures to guide you through the 50 states.
January 10, 1997... As President Clinton begins his second term in the White House be has his work cut out for him. Over the next four years, he and Congress will make decisions that affect all of us -- decisions about taxes, job growth, health care, and...

U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
January 10, 1997... In addition to the 50 states, the U.S. has five territories gained through conquest or treaty. Puerto Rico and Guam, for example, were captured from Spain after the Spanish-American War of 1898. Each of our territorial possessions today...

U.S. almanac comparing state stats. (includes information about how to use the statistics)(Illustration)
January 10, 1997... How do conditions in your state stack up against those in the rest of the nation? Find out here. Compare -- in 13 different ways -- the 50 states and the District of Columbia with the U.S. average. The article on pages 18-19 will tell you what...

U.S.A. profile.(Illustration)
January 10, 1997... U.S. AT A GLANCE Total area: 3,539,230 sq. mi. Total population: 265,200,000 (1995) Female: 51.2% Male: 48.8% White (non-Hispanic): 74% Black: 13.0% Hispanic origin(1): 10.0% Asian or Pacific Islander: 4% Native American: 1% ...