Tamara Keith talk about women in congress and the reasons why they is under represented in conventional delegation. Today they are women in congress and it is the highest ever‚ but they only represent 19.4 percent of the total congress. In Texas they are only 3 congress women out of 35 congress delegates. The first woman to survey the House of Representatives was in 1917 and since 1991 it got tripled compared to the previous years. In 1992 female voter turnout was the highest and that year is called
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Ticonderoga. The attack came at dawn when the soldiers were still sleeping. Even though it was a small battle‚ it was a major factor in the final outcome of the Revolution. The capture of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory and gave the Continental Army a strong and important morale boost through the development of the conflict. Also‚ the American victory supplied the army with important artillery. The cannons captured at Fort Ticonderoga were afterwards used in other important battles against
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University May 15‚ 2012 Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of “continental drift” in 1915 after finding evidence on continents that had drifted apart‚ matched very closely when the continents were brought together. Wegener also stated that the fossils found in a particular place often indicated of a possibility that the climate from the region is totally different from today. All of his facts supported the theory of continental drift. Wegener first suggested that the continents fit together
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the Supreme Court‚ Congress‚ and the President‚ allowing a system that functions through checks and balances. Since congress is a political organ whose members have different interests‚ this separation of power has not been conducive to drafting policies that effectively address pressing public issues. Madison expands on this lack of efficacy when he notes that “the powers of the legislative organs of government are derived from the electorates”. This shows that members of Congress represent a particular
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At its core Congress should act as a representative body. Congress should seek to represent their constituents and ideals the constituents voted for. Moreover‚ at its core America is supposed to elect a barometer of the public opinion. Americans representatives should strive to represent the people that elected. The ability to participate in a national legislative body through electing a representative is the function of a free republic. Taken to extremes‚ if a type of representative democracy did
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Letter to congress NUR/405 March 28‚ 2014 Karen Wilson‚ MN‚ RN‚ CGRN To: Kathy Castor‚ State Representative. Date: 3/28/14 Re: Support for a Bill That Seeks To Extend the Affordable Care Act Mrs Castor: My name is Vanessa‚ I am a Registered Nurse currently enrolled in the BSN program at University
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Richard Fenno’s work‚ Congress at the Grassroots‚ provides an in depth look at the decline of the old time politics of the South in the late twentieth century. Fenno’s case study examines a more recent era but confronts some of the same problems faced by the fictional governor. With changing times and technologies‚ how do the politics and politicians of the past fare with the modern era? In an effort to examine the recent political shifts in the Deep South and its Congressional districts‚ the author
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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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became a turning point in the Revolutionary War. George Washington leadership was questioned and his army was on the verge of expiration after being defeated in New York. If Washington was to lose this battle there would be no second chance. The Continentals Army needed a victory and all success depended on the battle of Trenton. In the midst of the American crisis‚ forces joined together hoping to achieve a surprise attack. The victory of the battle of Trenton contributed to the war and country’s
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I. Statement of Financial Problem Should Continental Carriers‚ Inc. use debt or equity to finance the acquisition of Midland Freight in 1988‚ either by selling $50 million in bonds at a 10% interest rate to a California insurance company with a maturity of 15 years‚ or by issuing 3 million in common stock at $17.75 per share with a dividend rate of $1.50 per share? II. Financial Framework The outcomes of various financial alternatives can be examined through an EPS-EBIT analysis‚ where EPS
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