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    The War Powers Act

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    war‚ they control finances for war and can therefore discontinue a war’s funding. II. Two provisions of the War Power Resolution that were designed to limit the President’s power over war making a. Requires the president to obtain congressional approval before committing U.S. forces to a combat zone b. Requires the president to withdraw troops within 60 days unless Congress votes to declare war III. Two other formal powers Congress has over war making

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    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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    complex. The Obama Administration has lately formed or heavily supported financially several “Task Forces” and other various committees that are made up of certain congressional members or outside agencies. These committees or internal organizations are paid for by millions‚ if not billions in tax payer dollars but have little or no oversight. The committees and task forces are operating separately from the public agencies that are already in place to solve state and local level problems. Additionally

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    The primary reason for debate is over oversight and funding. The 9/11 commission recommended congress instead question that is funding the activity and exercising control. Congress has not enacted the recommendation continuing the debate. At the operational level‚ military and intelligence

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    warrants by various government agencies. FISA required individual warrants from the FISC for every surveillance target with a 72-hour grace period to acquire that warrant in exigent circumstances. The goal of FISA was to provide judicial and congressional oversight of secret government surveillance for intelligence gathering. After the attacks on the World Trace Center in 2001‚ President Bush authorized surveillance without FISA warrants of the communications of non-US citizens considered a threat

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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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    Chapter 7 Outline The Constitution and the Legislative Branch of Government The Seventeenth Amendment in 1913 provided for the direct election of senators. Article I creates the legislative branch of government. Congress is a bicameral institution. The upper house is called the Senate in which each state receives two representatives‚ and the lower house is called the House of Representatives that is apportioned by population. The Senate has a six-year term with 1/3 of the seats up for reelection

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    Why Is Congress Created

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    Senate. * The Congressional Research Service (CRS) a section of the Library of Congress‚ furnishes a computer-based record of the contents and current legislative status of major bills that are under consideration. * The General Accounting Office (GAO) audits spending by federal agencies‚ investigates agency practices‚ and makes policy recommendations to Congress‚ especially concerning the financial activities of the government. * The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) advises

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    Pleading the Fifth “A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth‚ general or particular‚ and what no just government should refuse‚ or rest on inference.” – Thomas Jefferson. Thirteen worthy representatives from the original British Colonies came together in Philadelphia in 1787 for a specific and important situation relating to the future of the United States of America as a new nation. During the late 18th century‚ Philadelphia became known as the epicenter

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    Excellent post this week. Agreed‚ the Iran-Contra Affair had many intricate components working to achieve the President’s goals. First‚ the President sought the release of six American prisoners being held by the terrorist organization‚ Hezbollah. However‚ due to the President’s own public stance on terrorism and negotiating with terrorists‚ this placed President Regan’s administration in an awkward position in attempting to free the captives. Moreover‚ the weapons for money portion of the operation

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