For the past week‚ we have been participating in a mock congress and trying to approve our own bills. Now it’s time to reflect. Getting a bill passed takes a lot of hard work and skill‚ and is definitely not easy. There are many steps and factors deciding if a bill gets approved. There were so many good experiences and so much to learn from. There are many steps in getting a bill passed. In fact‚ there could potentially be 10-12 steps (if you include vetoes and overrides) to get a bill passed‚
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The Constitution had done anything they could to defend against tyranny‚ but how did they do it? In 1787 55 men representing The American States met in Philadelphia to fix their government. Everybody from the States could have a say in this‚ and all agree equally to guarding against tyranny. Tyranny is a government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power. The Constitution had guarded against tyranny in four different ways which were Federalism‚ Separation of powers‚ Checks and balances
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In the year of 1787 the rights and liberties of citizens of the United States would be changed for eternity. The Constitution was signed to create a democracy by which the United States was governed to protect against tyranny (cruel or unjust powers). Before the Constitution‚ under the Articles of Confederation‚ there was no chief executive or leader‚ no court system‚ and there wasn’t even a way for the central government to force a state to pay taxes. So‚ how did the Constitution guard against
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The United states of America has been built upon freedom of speech and criticizing the Government. As a matter fact‚ these freedoms have been the reason for the people to gather and announce their ideas to the public and the government. These group were with America from its origin‚ and even James Madison in the Federalist number 10 had mentioned about these factions. He believed that these factions are not good‚ but they are inevitable and necessary for the democracy (Federalist 10). Likewise‚ at
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One major strength of our Legislative branch is that it holds just about all of the legislative power in our country. It actually has the power to make laws‚ and is the only branch of government that can do this. A major weakness of Congress is that it is big‚ there are 535 members of Congress. The Legislative Branch consists of the Senate‚ and the House of Representatives and together they form the United States Congress. If a member of Congress wanted to propose a change in a policy they would
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One of the biggest advocates of cannabidiol (CBD) in the state of Wisconsin is Amylynne Santiago Volker‚ who has worked tirelessly to see changes in Wisconsin laws that would make CBD accessible to her nine-year-old son Nick‚ who suffers from Doose Syndrome. In April of 2104‚ Governor Rick Scott signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 267‚ more commonly called Lydia’s Law‚ which legalized the use of CBD oil for seizure disorders. Initially‚ there was excitement about what was considered a step in the
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Tony Nguyen Political Science 102 Prof. Stoddard 3/24/2013 Limiting American Government Power In 1787‚ fifty five men met in Philadelphia to help form the great country we live in today‚ called America. The United States of America is the only country to be created based solely on the advancement of individual freedom. In order to gain freedom‚ the people had to have their own rights‚ and the rights given to the people were written on the constitution which was created by the fifty men that
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Discuss disadvantages of delegated legislation This essay will discuss the disadvantages of delegated legislation. One of the disadvantages of delegated legislation is that it is partly undemocratic. Delegated legislation is not debated by Parliament. However‚ statutory instruments are an exception. Statutory instruments are drafted by unelected‚ permanently employed civil servants and are only rubber stamped by the appropriate Minister. The Queen and Privy Council are not elected but still approve
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The United States has a very good government system. But how did they archive this goal without tyranny? The United States constitution‚ that’s how. Besides giving the people an abundance of rights and freedoms‚ it protected the people from another tyranny. They got these writes stated in the constitution which included the idea of federalism‚ separation of powers and a system of checks and balances. Federalism makes sure no one group of people has all the power. In Document A it says since there
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"Congress: The Electoral Connection" In Congress: The Electoral Connection‚ David Mayhew looks into the activities that members of the United States Congress engage in‚ particularly those activities that are related to re-election. In his analysis‚ Mayhew identifies three basic activities that are pervasive throughout the United States Congress‚ those being advertising‚ credit claiming‚ and position taking. These three activities‚ altogether‚ are taken into high consideration by a politician that
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