policies of the state. The members of the Senate and House of Representatives must represent their constituencies and their interests when working on legislation‚ while also considering partisan goals and ideas. The Texas Legislature is a complex and important part of the government that includes policy making and committees to create laws for the state. The Texas Legislature is bicameral‚ meaning there are two chambers. These two chambers are the Texas Senate‚ lead by the lieutenant governor‚ and the
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TERM PAPER Meetings and Moderation in History [pic] Table 1 Salvador Dali‚ The persistence of Memory “melting clocks”‚ 1931 Table of contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Roman senate 3 2.1. Organization of a Roman senate meeting 3 3. Congress of Vienna 4 3.1. Organization of Congress of Vienna 4 5. Discussion 5 6. Conclusion 6 Bibliography Table of figures 1. Introduction
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ignored by dictators or the senate who were looking solely for their own benefit. The Tribunate: Every year in the Roman Republic ten people’s tribunes were voted in‚ these tribunes were meant to be the voice of the people. They had special powers including‚ proposing legislation before the Plebeian council‚ being sacrosanct‚ being able to veto any proposal of the senate if they thought it was not in the best wishes of the people and being able to summon the senate and lay proposals before it
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kingdoms were taking their people to sell them. This is why the Kingdom of Kongo does not accept cultural change in slavery. The people of Kongo wanted to abolish slavery in the region because other kingdoms were starting wars to kidnap slaves‚ destroying property and resources along the way. They have fought in wars and created laws to abolish the slave trade. But the Portuguese don’t care about the laws‚ and they keep wrecking the kingdom’s population. Source 2 stated‚ “the slave trade caused direct
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maintaining the trappings of the Republic. The office of imperator gave him full authority over the Roman legions. The title of “Princeps” acknowledged his position as first citizen and first among equals with members of the Roman Senate. He shared pro-consular power with the Senate‚ giving him governing authority of various provinces and direct command of the legions in them. He also had greater pro-consular power‚ which gave him authority over all other governors in the provinces that he did not directly
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small group; consuls‚ and the Senate. To avoid trouble‚ none of these had absolute power. The Senate was a part of Roman aristocrats known as patricians or the wealthy upper class. They could oversee public funds and advise the Roman kings. They were from wealthy family and stayed in the position for life. The consuls were usually two magistrates elected by the patricians. They had the say on when to go to war or when to implement new laws. Both the consuls and the Senate worked hand in hand‚ although
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the Roman Republic period. The consuls‚ the executive power‚ were there. It was considered a very high title. There were two of them at any given time. They could veto each other to keep away any one consul from getting too powerful. And there was a Senate‚ which is elected to be the oldest and wisest of the citizens. In the early days‚ the consuls and senators were elected from the patricians who were mostly wealthy landowning families from
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Reforms law. It was first filed as House Bill 1527 by Akbayan Partylist Rep. Risa Hontiveros in 2007‚ it was later substituted by House Bill 4077‚ also sponsored by Hontiveros and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman‚ the version made into law. Its Senate counterpart was Senate Bill 2666‚ filed by
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Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile Senate President Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Senate President Pro-Tempore Chairman - Labor‚ Employment & Human Resource Development Committee Sen. Vicente C. Sotto III Majority Leader Chairman - Rules Committee Sen. Alan Peter “Compañero” S. Cayetano Minority Leader Chairman - Ethics and Privileges Committee Sen. Edgardo J. Angara Chairman - Science and Technology Committee Sen. Joker P. Arroyo Sen. Pia S. Cayetano Chairman - Health and Demography
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Full Name: Benigno Simeon Aquino‚ Jr.. Nickname: Ninoy Pen Name/s: Ninoy Aquino Date of Birth: November 27‚ 1932 Place of Birth: Conception Tarlac‚ Philippines Name of Parents: Benigno Aquino‚ Sr. (father) Aurora Aquino (mother) Childhood Life: At an early age‚ Ninoy exposed himself to current events by becoming a journalist. During the Korean War in the 1950s‚ Ninoy - at the age of 17 only - went to Korea to cover the war as a reporter for Manila Times. Schools Attended: St. Joseph’s College
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