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    Congress and Bureaucracy

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    What can congress do to influence the bureaucracy? In ordinary usage‚ “bureaucracy” refers to a complex‚ specialized organization composed of non-elected‚ highly trained professional administrators and clerks hired on a full-time basis to perform administrative services and tasks. Bureaucratic organizations are broken up into specialized departments or ministries‚ to each of which is assigned responsibility for pursuing a limited number of the government’s many official goals and policies those

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    Capacity Of Congress

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    The primary function of congress is to pass laws that all Americans must comply‚ a capacity called lawmaking. Congress bargains in an immense scope of matters‚ from managing TV to passing a government spending plan to voting on firearm control. A hefty portion of the bills considered by congress begins with the official branch‚ yet no one but congress can make laws. Parties intrigue gatherings‚ and constituents all impact individuals from congress in their voting decisions‚ and individuals additionally

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    Congress Worksheet

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    The Congress Worksheet Respond to the following prompts in your own typed document. Your responses should be in your own words (don’t simply copy and paste!). You may include the prompts themselves in your submission. Submit your answers to turnitin.com as a word document by 7:25am on Friday‚ 12/4. 1. List four enumerated powers granted to Congress by the Constitution (Article I‚ Section 8) a. b. c. d. 2. The implied power of Congress comes from the "necessary and proper clause" which is also referred

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    Efforts to Reduce the Budget Deficit Ashford University Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 203 Charles Fanning July 1‚ 2013 Efforts to Reduce the Budget Deficit For as long as people can remember‚ the United States has been in debt. Every presidents have tried to reduce our country debt. Some presidents have brought the debt down while others have watch it rise. Many people here in America are starting to wonder whether or not our country will ever be economically stable‚ or continued to be

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    Congress of the Republic

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    FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Third Regular Session SENATE S. B. No. 3412 Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago AN ACT TO REDUCE POVERTY AND PROMOTE HUMAN CAPITAL DEVLXOPMENTTHROUGHT THE CREATION OF ANATIONAL CONDITIONAL FUND TRANSFER PROGRAM Be itenacted by the Senate and the House ofRepresentatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1.Short Title.- This Act shall be known as the “PantawidPamilyang Pilipino Program an Actof2009.”

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    Final Draft  Equal Rights Between Men and Women in the United States  Michael Loiseau  Prairie View High School      Abstract  Many Americans are not aware that men and women are not guaranteed equality of the rights  under the Constitution. However‚ with the way American society functions today‚ a guaranteed  equality of rights under the Constitution may not be necessary. The question then comes up of  whether or not an Equal Rights Amendment is really something that we need ratified in our 

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    Amendment- granted black males the right to vote. • Reconstruction- plan to re-establish the south and re-admit them into the union o Lincoln- 10% plan o Johnson took away 10% plan o Amendments 13‚14‚ and15 • Black codes- way for the southerners to control the freed slaves o Freedman’s Bureau- congress plan for reconstruction • Protect the freed slaves‚ put south under martial law to enforce reconstruction and new amendments • Johnson vetoed it o Reconstruction acts- set up military to supervise

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    Art Congress

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    Franchesca Marise Te HUMAART C37 Art Congress Lecture- Laad-Linang: Sining Tungo sa Malikhaing Edukasyon As a student of HUMAART‚ the lecture I attended impress me through the words of wisdom of the speaker who is a muslim national artist. Despite his cough and sickness‚ Dr. Abdulmari Asia Imao still chooses to speak and share his knowledge towards arts. He impressed me when he started to talk about his life experiences which include all of the hardships and downfall before he became a national

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    Reconstruction DBQ

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    The Reconstruction period lasted from 1865 to 1877‚ and during this time‚ many African Americans lacked the economic power‚ and social acceptance‚ necessary to be considered free. Slavery in the United States of America did not officially end until December 6‚ 1865‚ the day the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. However‚ on January 1‚ 1863‚ President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation‚ freeing slaves in the Confederacy. The Southern states had a major part in denying

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    The Library of Congress

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    <b>HISTORY</b><br>The Library of congress was established by an act of congress on April 24‚ 1800. It was originally housed in the United States capitol. The collection‚ which stared out small at 740 volumes‚ slowly increased to over 3‚000 volumes by 1814. That year‚ though‚ the British along with the capitol burned those books during the assault on Washington.<br><br>To rapidly replace the collection‚ Thomas Jefferson offered his personal library to congress at no cost‚ describing the nature of

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