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6 Other proposals 2 Social background and commonalities Reconstruction to present Commuter Rail MARC train.svg Virginia Railway Express.svg. Arts "Potomac" is a European spelling of Patawomeck the Algonquian name of a Native American village on its southern bank. Native Americans had different names for different parts of the river calling the river above Great Falls Cohongarooton meaning "honking geese" and "Patawomke" below the Falls meaning "river of swans" the spelling of the name has taken many forms over the years from "Patawomeck" (as on Captain John Smith's map) to "Patomake" "Patowmack" and numerous other variations in the 18th century and now "Potomac" the river's name was officially decided upon as "Potomac" by the Board on Geographic Names in 1931, James Wilson Pennsylvania 2 Yes Yes On June 26 2008 the Supreme Court of the United States held in District of Columbia v Heller that the city's 1976 handgun ban violated the right to keep and bear arms as protected under the Second Amendment. However the ruling does not prohibit all forms of gun control; laws requiring firearm registration remain in place as does the city's assault weapon ban, Clay proposes compromise Washington D.C. Business Directory; ! .

Abbreviations DC D.C The Virginia Regiment was reconstituted in August 1755 and Dinwiddie appointed Washington its commander again with the colonial rank of colonel Washington clashed over seniority almost immediately this time with John Dagworthy another captain of superior royal rank who commanded a detachment of Marylanders at the regiment's headquarters in Fort Cumberland. Washington impatient for an offensive against Fort Duquesne was convinced Braddock would have granted him a royal commission and pressed his case in February 1756 with Braddock's successor William Shirley and again in January 1757 with Shirley's successor Lord Loudoun Shirley ruled in Washington's favor only in the matter of Dagworthy; Loudoun humiliated Washington refused him a royal commission and agreed only to relieve him of the responsibility of manning Fort Cumberland. . Many places and monuments have been named in honor of Washington most notably the nation's capital Washington D.C the state of Washington is the only state to be named after a president. Effect on the American Civil War Nat Turner's slave rebellion, George Wythe Virginia 1 Yes Secession of Southern States Consolidated 1871 See also: Category:Companies based in Washington D.C and Category:Non-profit organizations based in Washington D.C; John Trumbull 1824 Denmark Vesey's conspiracy (1822), Representative Lee H Hamilton explained how Congress functions within the federal government:, Main article: List of federal judges appointed by Abraham Lincoln. . 6.4 Sports Inter-tribal slavery The committee structure permits members of Congress to study a particular subject intensely It is neither expected nor possible that a member be an expert on all subject areas before Congress as time goes by members develop expertise in particular subjects and their legal aspects Committees investigate specialized subjects and advise the entire Congress about choices and trade-offs the choice of specialty may be influenced by the member's constituency important regional issues prior background and experience. Senators often choose a different specialty from that of the other senator from their state to prevent overlap. Some committees specialize in running the business of other committees and exert a powerful influence over all legislation; for example the House Ways and Means Committee has considerable influence over House affairs. .