1. There are many ways in how a congress person can represent the American people. There are two kinds of representation for a congress person‚ which are sociological and agency. Sociological is type of representation‚ in where representatives have the same cultural background or traits as their constituents. For example‚ if a congress person has the same ethnic as their constituents‚ the people will feel that they are well representative at national level. The second principle is called Agency representation
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Polarization in Congress leads to less bills reaching the President for review. While a Congress that passes every bill it meets provides no benefits‚ Congressmen should not shirk their duties primarily due to polarization. Representatives’ achievements for the term should instead be limited on properly in-depth debate and discussion relating to the legislature they need to pass. However‚ at an increasing rate‚ senators drop bills out of the law-generating cycle (Andris‚ 10). Andris‚ et al‚ explains:
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The United States Congress is the bicameral council of the national administration of the United States comprising of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the Capitol in Washington‚ D.c. Both agents and congresspersons are picked through immediate decision‚ however opening in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial arrangement. Parts are partnered to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party‚ and just once in a while to an outsider or as independents
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Texas vs. Johnson The Flag-Burning Case Jennifer Watson HIS 303: The American Constitution Prof. Jill Walsh October 10‚ 2009 The American flag is held near and dear in many people’s hearts. Most Americans see whether it is being saluted at a sporting event or pledged to at the beginning of a school day‚ the flag as an icon worth fighting and dying for. Since the American flag was created over 200 years ago‚ it has been a symbol of hope‚ freedom and pride. Even though the American flag
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The bicameral structure of Congress was designed to enable the legislative body and its members to perform certain functions for the political system. These functions include lawmaking‚ representation‚ service to constituents‚ oversight‚ public education‚ and conflict resolution. The first of the functions of Congress is lawmaking. Lawmaking is the process of establishing the legal rules that govern society. This function is one of the two most important functions Congress‚ without lawmaking‚ society
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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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The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America‚ consisting of two houses‚ the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election. As provided by the United States Constitution‚ each of the 435 members of the House of Representatives represents a district and serves a two-year term. House seats are apportioned among the states by population. The 100 Senators serve staggered
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Texas v. Johnson 491 U.S. 397 (1989) Procedural History The respondent was convicted in Dallas County Criminal Court of desecration of a venerated object in violation of a Texas statute. He was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $2000. The respondent appealed his conviction through the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas. They affirmed the decision of the lower court. The respondent then petitioned for discretionary review by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. This court then
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Narrative History of Texas Annexation‚ Secession‚ and Readmission to the Union Texans voted in favor of annexation to the United States in the first election following independence in 1836. However‚ throughout the Republic period (1836-1845) no treaty of annexation negotiated between the Republic and the United States was ratified by both nations. When all attempts to arrive at a formal annexation treaty failed‚ the United States Congress passed--after much debate and only a simple majority--a
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Carmell Vs. Texas Punishment is the outcome to every wrong doing someone does. However‚ there’s usually a loop hole to a crime that ends up changing the final sentence . In the case of Carmell Vs. Texas‚ the crime that the defendant was charged on‚ had occurred during the time in which the state of Texas had changed the law on the action he was accused for commiting. All Scott Carmell needed to avoid life in prison for sexually assaulting his stepdaughter was a good lawyer. It is often difficult
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