1.) Formal and Informal Powers of Congress Under the Constitution‚ Congress is charged with carrying out the legislative functions of government. The framers of the Constitution wanted the lawmaking and national policy role to be in the hands of a representative body. The “formal powers”‚ structure‚ and procedures of the national legislature are outlined in considerable detail in Article I‚ Section 8‚ of the Constitution. These powers are extensive‚ however as a means of “sharing” powers and
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Healthcare Reform and Congress’ role in the Legislative Process This is not a story of good versus evil. Nor is it a tale of right versus wrong. The decision of the morality and constitutionality of the new healthcare law is for someone else to make. This paper simply seeks to address Congress’ role in the long and confusing process of passing healthcare reform. As a group‚ we attempted to consider every major policy actor in the healthcare reform process. We identified seven major actors:
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The film/documentary I watched was Dan Rather Reports: “The Best Congress Money Can Buy” which relates to chapter eleven Groups and Interests. Both the chapter eleven and the documentary focus on the influence and power that interests groups and lobbyists can have on the government. In the documentary they mention how it is not just high ranking officials of government who run the government as they teach us in school. But in fact the high ranking officials are more like puppets on a string being
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his first wife died‚ Deane married the granddaughter of the former governor of Connecticut. A thriving businessman‚ Deane entered politics. He was on Connecticut’s Committee of Correspondence and as a delegate to the first and second Continental Congress. On September 22‚ 1789 Silas Deane booked passage on a ship‚ the Boston Packet. While with the ship’s captain‚ Deane suddenly complained of dizziness and stomach pain. Right away the captain put him to bed. Deane’s condition got worse and four hours
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significance of the factors that influence voting in congress? (15 marks ) House and senate members are called upon to cast a large number of votes each year. In 2007 representatives voted 1‚186 times. There are many factors which influence how members of congress vote. One factor that influences voting in congress is parties. The whip system in congress is relatively weak‚ unlike in the UK party whips have no effective way of persuading congress members to vote in line with their party. Deselection
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all? Could this bloody war have never happened? Congress was wrong in approving the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution‚ for without it millions of lives would have been saved. The Constitution addresses declaring and waging war by saying‚ “Congress shall of the power to declare war”. The constitution gives the right to declare war to Congress‚ so the President is not allowed to declare war unless Congress allows for war to be declared. Therefor it was congress who initiated the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. The
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To what extent are the two chambers of Congress equal in power (15 marks) One factor which could be seen to imply that the two chambers of Congress aren’t equal in power is the contrast in importance of the political decisions they get to vote on – and for this reason the Senate can be seen as superior. Senators hold exclusively the ability to ratify treaties as well as confirming the President’s nominees for position such as Supreme Court justices and leading roles within the government‚ and they
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1814-1930‚ New York‚ Russell & Russell Inc.‚ 1963. Bury‚ J‚ France (1814-1940) 3rd ed.‚ London‚ Meuthen & Co.‚ 1954. Cobban‚ A‚ A History of Modern France (Vol. 2: 1799-1870)‚ London‚ Penguin‚ 1961. Fortescue‚ W‚ Revolution and Counter Revolution in France 1815-52‚ Oxford‚ Basil Blackwell‚ 1988. Pilbeam‚ P‚ The Constitutional Monarchy in France‚ Harlow‚ Longman‚ 2000. Sperber‚ J‚ Revolutionary Europe 1780-1850‚ Harlow‚ Longman‚ 2000.
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How do members of congress decide to vote (45 Mark) Congress decides how to vote due to a number of factors such as influence‚ this influence can come from members of the party and administration itself‚ other influence can come from pressure groups. A vote in congress is very important as it decides the fate of legislation‚ an important historic legislation is the emancipation proclamation. Every vote in congress counts so many people will try to influence as much as they can. Other factors are
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Article 1 in the Constitution governs how the legislative branch will be operative. The main focal point of Congress is to create laws. It created a bicameral legislative branch which is a governmental body with two houses‚ known as the United States congress. The framers of the Constitution thought that having two houses would limit the amount of preposterous submissions that came through Congress. The two houses that make up the legislative branch are the House of Representatives and the Senate. Although
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