Senior at bellevue high. This is my first day back at school after a visit with uncle jim in washington dc uncle jims the congressman from our district. I sure was popular that day especially since there was a test coming up in civics class here of thought i was running a special review session the way they asked so many questions. The gang couldnt wait to get the inside dope on my trip. They wanted to know where id been in washington. What did i see . What did i hear . So i told them just what happens when mr. Miller goes to washington. He is the stories i told to them. Uncle jim met me at the Union Station is like i got off my train when i told him that my civics class wanted me to make a report he walked my legs off showing me how the federal Government Works we started out right at the plaza in of the station. The first thing he showed me from the station was capitol hill the seat of our federal government. Federal agencies are scattered all over the United States, but washington i
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