very ethical in their behavior but is constantly observed by Committee on Ethics of the United States House of Representatives (OCE). Consider the recent case of the Representative Bill Owens: On August 30‚ 2012‚ the Office of Congressional Ethics transmitted a referral to the Committee on Ethics of the United States House of Representatives regarding Representative Bill Owens. Representative Owens may have accepted payment of travel expenses for an officially connected trip to Taiwan from an impermissible
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21‚ 2004 AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX (R. A. NO. 7836)‚ OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1994" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section 1. Section 15‚ (e) (3) of Republic Act No. 7836 is hereby amended as follows: "Sec. 15. Qualification Requirements of Applicant. – No applicant shall be admitted to take the examination unless
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SIN TAX BILL MANILA‚ Philippines—A “sin tax” on cigarettes and alcohol dampened the New Year party spirit when it was introduced in the Philippines Tuesday‚ as part of a government bid to boost finances. Many stores started selling tobacco and drink at inflated prices before midnight‚ ahead of the official implementation of the tax hikes on January 1‚ hitting partygoers in the pocket. Tax on cigarettes will gradually be raised to P30 ($0.72) per pack by 2017‚ roughly doubling the current price
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1. Find out who your Congressmen (including your Senators and your Representative) are in the United States Congress. Keep in mind that you have two Senators and one Representative. You should be discussing no more or less than 3 people in your paper. The Congressmen representing my area are” Senator Marco Rubio (Republican) Senator Bill Nelson Representative John Mica (Republican) (Democrat) and 2. How long have they been in office? What is their party? What does their biography
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are: House of Representatives which Houses the Congressmen / Congresswomen and the House of Senate which Houses the Senators. In the Philippines‚ we exercise bicameralism. By bicameralism‚ it means that there are two legislative bodies. Before‚ in the 1935 Constitution we practice unicameral set-up. Unicameral set-up‚ which means that there is only one legislative body‚ only one House makes a law. In the unicameral set-up‚ the only House present is the House of the Representatives. We tend to select
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Save Answer | | 2. (Points: 1) | | Which type of representation takes place when representatives have the same racial‚ ethnic‚ religious‚ or educational backgrounds as their constituents?a. Trusteeb. Sociologicalc. Agencyd. Delegate | | Save Answer | | 3. (Points: 1) | | Which type of representation occurs when constituents have the power to hire and fire their representatives?a. Delegateb. Agencyc. Sociologicald. Trustee | | Save Answer | | 4. (Points: 1)
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very few revisions. Comparing the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution is difficult because the two documents are so innately different. However‚ there are several notable similarities. In both documents‚ the United States had a representative government. States would elect a number of officials to assemble in Congress which was headed by a president. This assembly had the power to arbitrate between states. Interestingly‚ Congress was given power to conscript a navy but not an army.
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ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTIONS OF PARTY-LIST REPRESENTATIVES THROUGH THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM‚ AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the "PartyList System Act". SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State shall promote proportional representation in the election of representatives to the House of Representatives through a party-list system of registered national
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MID-TERM EXAM 1. Do you think most American believe in the ideas of Hobbes or Locke? What institutions or laws in this country back up your choice? I think most American believe in the ideas of Locke. In fact‚ the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson back up my choice. The American vision of natural rights and individual sovereignty was written on the basis of Locke’s ideas. The main point is Locke believes that man is basically good‚ but society makes him evil. Locke therefore
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charged Session- a meeting of a deliberative or judicial body to conduct its business Whips- A member of legislature appointed to facilitate party organization IDENTIFY/EXPLAIN Identify the qualifications for the House of Representatives and the Senate. HOR- must be at least 25 yrs old‚ U.S citizen for 7 yrs‚ live in represented state-district Senate- at least 30 yrs old‚ U.S citizen for 9 yrs‚ live in represented state What type of actions could bring about a vote of censure
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