September 16, 1997

Assignment for ps472 from Grace York and RT: Due September 17, 1997	

1. On a web browser, Netscape, Internet Explorer, or AOL, access
Congressional Compass at http://web.lexis-nexis.com/cis
 
1.  At the Main Menu, click on Congressional Publications
 
    a.  Under Explore All Congressional Publications, click on
        search all publications by subject
 
    b.  Find publications on economic sanctions and Cuba issued
        1995-97
 
    c.  Browse the hearing record you retrieved.  How many separate
        records are there for the full text of testimony?
 
2.  Go back to the main menu.  Click on Bills, Laws, and Regulations
 
    a.  Search the bill tracking report by subject
 
    b.  How many bills in the 105th Congress include "economic
        sanctions"

3. On your own, answer the following questions:

Give a short summary of the following legislation. State when each became
law, and give the vote margins by which each passed the Senate and House:

The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996

The Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996

4. Find the United Nations Security Council resolution that authorized
member states to use force against Iraq (November 29, 1990) and the
similar resolution of the U.S. Congress (January 12, 1991), which
authorized the President to use force against Iraq. Provide a brief
summary, give vote margins, and compare the resolutions. No more than one
page is necessary.