companies to stop outsourcing their production lines. Persuading companies to not outsource their factories for cheaper manual labor in other countries‚ Bergman will be reducing Michigan’s unemployment rate and stabilizing the economy of the first congressional district. Lastly‚ the concerns regarding the
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(1) incumbency (2) the way congressional district lines are drawn. (1) Incumbency: holding a political office for which one is running. Members of congress who run for re-election have a very good chance of winning. Supporters of term limits argue that such limits are the only way to get new faces into Congress. Term Limits: laws that limit the number of terms an elected official can serve. There are no terms limits for members of congress. (2) The way congressional districts are drawn: every
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officer of the House of Representatives. -Select Committee ~ Select Committees are organised to meet about issues that cannot be fulfilled by other committees and disband after the duty has been fulfilled. -Conference Committee ~ Conference committees help the house and senate agree on issues regarding bills. They are most associated with the bill to law process. -Standing Committee ~ Standing committees are the permanent committees in congress. Part II: Short answer: 1. What are the qualifications
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informal powers They decide who shall be recognized to speak on the floor of the House‚ rules weather a motion is relevant and relevant to the business at hand‚ and decide the committees to which new bills shall be assigned They influence what bills are brought up for a vote and appoint the members of special and select committees They also have informal powers They control some patronage jobs in Capitol Building and assignment of extra office space The Majority party elects a floor leader “majority
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decisions and public policy by attempting to focus people’s attention on these topics or educate them on a certain issue or a small group of issues. They do this mostly by lobbying congressional committees at the local‚ state‚ and national levels‚ usually during campaign season. Grassroots lobbying and political action committees play a big role in lobbying efforts. Congress relies on funding and support from interest groups‚ and in return‚ the legislation focuses on the issues in which supporting interest
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The Importance of politics in our everyday life can’t be measured by a literal scale but it happens to be needing a thorough analysis to discuss. Though we can say that politics is important in our lives because it somehow affects our society balance. As society changes because of politics‚ people consider and reconsider how to deal with their own judgement in everyday scale due to consequences given by the politicians that commands their city or municipality. It is an unfortunate common view that
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Congress Bashing for Beginners Response In his analysis Nelson W. Polsby discusses how although there is congressional disagreement and conflict‚ there shouldn’t be talk of changing the constitution framework. Polsby starts out by giving background information and how this has been going on for a century. At first it was the liberals doing most of the bashing‚ however more recently the conservatives have been complaining. Polsby tells us that this conflict switches often but the losing party always
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without congressional approval; the president was able to exercise executive agreements to make deals with foreign nations instead of going through the Senate to approve a treaty—this even included instigating military action. Moreover‚ Nixon’s presidency ultimately signaled the end of the imperial presidency. Nixon refused to spend funds appropriated by Congress‚ used executive privilege in order to not disclose information‚ did not allow key decision-makers to be questioned by congressional committees
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If the South seceded‚ the North and South would both be benefited. The North would have changed into a country with social and economic policies similar the ones in Canada or European countries. The South would have half an economy based on slave labor or an economy based on free labor. If Lincoln had let the 11 Southern states away‚ Southern blacks eventually would have won their freedom. They may have had to switch arms‚ but only a few could argue. Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863 but it wasn’t
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identified in (a). 3. Question #3 includes a line chart‚ which is not reproducible. 4. Both party leadership and committees in Congress play key roles in the legislative process. a. Define two of the following element of the congressional committee system and explain how each influences the legislative process; Specialization Reciprocity/logrolling Party representation on committees b. Identify two ways party leadership in Congress can influence the legislative process‚ and explain how each way
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