The 36th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate...

This is a list of the United States Congresses, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their sessions. Each Congress lasts for two years...

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 36th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1859, to March...

This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each...

The 36th Infantry Division ("Arrowhead") also known as the "Panther Division", the "Lone Star Division", "The Texas Army", and the "T-patchers", is an...

in the United States Constitution, and thereby make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery. It was introduced by United States Senator...

Second Party System and the Third Party System. Members of the 36th United States Congress were chosen in this election. In the first election since the...

House took no action on either tariff bill during the 35th Congress. When the 36th Congress met in 1859, action remained blocked by a dispute until 1860...

specifically to protect slavery from federal power. The outgoing 36th United States Congress proposed the Corwin Amendment on March 2, 1861, shortly before...

pending new state of Kansas, and the other 32 states before the first session of the 36th United States Congress convened on December 5, 1859. They were held...