Mrs. Kennedy Civics Period 4 January 12‚ 2014 Strengths and Weakness of the Articles of Confederation The Constitution of the United States of America was framed in part by The Articles of Confederation. The Articles could be considered to be a precursor to The Constitution‚ and in fact it was. Despite their differences‚ they also have a lot of similarities. The Continental Congress convened several times; the most well-known almost certainly being the Second Continental Congress meeting to
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Congress. No one group or class in the U.S. can dictate the terms or make legislature that will benefit themselves at the expense of others. Unreasonable demands of the Senate can be blocked by the Representatives and in turn the Senate can kill a piece of unjust legislation passed by the Representatives. The prevention of unfair laws and legislature is a clear advantage. One difficulty of this bicameralism is that it is incredibly hard to enact change because both the House and the Senate need to
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small states for the Senate power. An example is Wyoming with 1 and California with 53 representatives (largest one) and there are two senators for each Wyoming and California. There are requirements to be either in the House or the Senate and the requirements for the House is to be at least 25 years old‚ citizen of the United States at least 7 years and live in the state you represent. The House representatives are elected every 2
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legalized in Massachusetts in 2004. It was first recognized by the United States jurisdiction November 18‚ 2013. On February 14‚ 2013 the state of Illinois approved a same sex marriage bill by 34-24 votes. The bill from then went on to the House of Representatives. Now there are more states that are legalizing gay marriage. There are now 14 states where same sex marriage is legal‚ 5 of this states were decided‚ 6 were decided by State Legislature‚ and 3 were legalized by popular vote. Yet‚ again there
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that makes laws. This branch of the government writes‚ passes ‚ and debates laws. The process of this can be called legislating. The legislative branch is important so that people do not cause chaos. We have to houses of congress the house of representatives and the Senate. These houses are put in place to make that power isn’t based on the size of your party but based on your beliefs as a human. Most people believe that they are in place that is place to balance interest in small and large states
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Power of Legislative Inquiry and investigation Section 21. The Senate or the House of Representatives or any of its respective committees may conduct inquiries in aid of legislation in accordance with its duly published rules of procedure. The rights of persons appearing in‚ or affected by‚ such inquiries shall be respected. * Congress has the power to punish for contempt a person who refuses to give testimony or information pertinent to the inquiry within its jurisdiction. * Power of inquiry
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eliminated billions in subsidies paid to the banks that had offered student loans. It also blocked a proposed interest rate increase‚ keeping the rate at 3.4% 2) What is a constituency and what relationship are they supposed to have to their representatives? 437 a) The constituents of a district are the residents in an area for the elected official. 3) What is a bicameral legislature and what are the houses of Congress? 437 a) A legislative assembly is composed of two chambers/houses. 4) What
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April 21‚ 2013 Principles of the Constitution POS 301 Part I: Principles of the Constitution | | DEFINITION | | Self-Government | A government in which the people who live in a place make laws for themselves. | In Massachusetts Bay‚ men who owned property could go to a town meeting and vote. | Separation of Powers | Power of the Constitution is divided among the three branches. | James Madison and the other authors of the Constitution created three branches to make sure that the government’s
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In this Paper I will compare and contrast the political career of Richard B. Russell and Carl Vinson. Richard B. Russell was the youngest member elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. He was elected speaker pro tempore in 1923 and 1925. Later he was elected speaker of the house until 1931. Richard B. Russell was in the United States senate and appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. While he was in Congress he focused on the Farm Security Administration‚ the Farmers Home
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the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines was impeached on December 12‚ 2011. Corona was the third official‚ after President Joseph Estrada on 2000 and Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez earlier on 2011‚ to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Corona was perceived as an ally of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo‚ who had appointed him as chief justice of the Supreme Court‚ days after the 2010 presidential election. This comes after the Supreme Court ruled that the president’s
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