Congress H. The House and Senate I. The Awesome Responsibility of Voting J. The Frustrations and Rewards of Congress IV. Public Criticisms of Congress A. “Legislators Are a Bunch of Crooks” B. “There’s Too Much Wasteful‚ Pork-Barrel Spending by Congress” C. “Legislators Just Bicker and Never Get Anything Done” D. “You Can’t Trust What Members of Congress Say” E. “Congress Almost Seems Designed to Promote Total Gridlock” F. “Members of Congress Compromise Too
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Political Science Mid-term study guide Chapter 2: The Founding and the Constitution Articles of Confederation: what were they? What did they omit that the Constitution included? Which gave Congress greater powers? Significance of Shays’ Rebellion Great Compromise Three-fifths Compromise Federalism Why we have staggered elections Judicial review Most important political value for Framers Chapter 3: Federalism Has federal government grown stronger or weaker throughout American history
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with his numbers either. He thinks that “billion” is lower than “million”. But that is not even the worst thing that the public can take away from many of his statement. Not only did he try to divert the attention of the media from the alleged pork barrel scam‚ it seems he is not giving
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Cavite State University Cavite City Campus DEPARTMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT 1ST Semester‚ AY: 2014-2015 ECON24 Sabra‚ Avie Gayle E. July 30‚ 2014 201310168 BSBM-2B Group 2 B-35 Instructor: Victoriano N. Rodil Reflection/Insight on Topic and Discussion on July 30‚ 2014‚ Wednesday‚ 4:00- 5:30 PM at Room 203 Fifth SONA of President Benigno “Nonoy” Aquino III In the first part of the speech of President Benigno “Nonoy” Aquino III on his fifth State of the Nation Address
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COMMENTS/REACTIONS ON 2014 SONA July 28‚ 2014‚ President Benigno S. Aquino‚ delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address and tackled the matters for government’s contribution in terms of education‚ health services‚ defense‚ public works and many more. The President first mentioned about the controversial “Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP)”‚ and still convince his bosses (Filipinos) of the good achievements of DAP. As an example‚ he cited Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
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A Reaction on Aliens’ Ownership Right of Real Property in the Philippines “Ang Pilipinas ay para sa mga Pilipino.” (“The Philippines is for the Filipinos”) Does it sound patriotic or nationalistic? Or does it pertain to selfish motives or mercenary actions? It is a fact that many aliens have been invading to the Philippines. Yes‚ they are aliens the non-Philippine nationals or foreigners. Most of them are fascinated and attracted to the beautiful sceneries around the Philippine
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different additions were made such as adding an agricultural show (The History of Oktoberfest‚ 2007). Throughout the years‚ the activities accumulated to carousels‚ swings‚ tree-climbing competitions‚ wheelbarrow and sack races‚ mush eating contests‚ barrel rolling races and goose chases. In 1908‚ Oktoberfest even included a roller coaster. At first‚ beer kiosks were places all around the festival area. In 1896‚ the small beer kiosks were replaced by large beer halls‚ which were sponsored by the local
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has only the power to suggest appointments to these positions; the final confirmation of the president’s choice lies with Congress. This will sometimes mean lengthy negotiations between the branches of government‚ with the president using his ‘pork barrel’ in an attempt to win over Senators. In 1987‚ Reagan’s nomination of Robert Bork was rejected by a Senate vote of 42 to 58‚ resulting in embarrassment for both the president and his nominee. Reagan was unable to do anything about this‚ other than
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“These huge amounts were spent on budgetary items many of which were not in the 2011 or 2012 GAA passed by Congress‚ and Bayan Muna would very much want to hear Malacañang explain if these indeed were in the budget‚” said party-list representative Neri Colmenares of Bayan Muna. Colmenares cited at least seven items that used DAP funds but were not in the 2011 and 2012 GAA national budget: P4.5 billion for the purchase of additional trains for the MRT 3; P1.82 billion for the Moro National Liberation
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Corruption was really never new for anyone of us. We’ve been through these issues since then. Even though that’s the case‚ we hoped‚ with the new administration‚ that it would end. But just recently‚ public was shocked with the revelation of the “10B Pork Barrel Scam”. The fund which was supposed to provide help to those in need‚ was just enjoyed by those greedy officials and accomplices. Among the names of those related to this anomaly was businesswoman Janet Napoles‚ who is considered ’the mastermind’
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