Running Head: The Senate Vs the House of Representatives 1 The Senate Vs the House of Representatives Erika Williams Eng121 Brian Davis 04/29/2011 The Senate VS the House of Representatives 2 The government of the United States is made up of three branches: The legislative branch‚ the executive branch and the judicial
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The Senate and the House of Representatives The government of the United States is made up of three branches: the executive branch‚ judicial branch‚ and the legislative branch. The legislative branch‚ called Congress‚ is responsible for making laws. Congress is made of two houses; the Senate and the House of Representatives. Although they have many differences‚ they share some similarities too. There are many differences between the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Vice President
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The United States Government is composed of two main branches‚ which are the Senate and the House. Each one of them represents our government in different ways. The Senate is an assembly or a council of citizens having the highest deliberative and legislative functions in a government; while the House is a legislative or deliberative assembly. They are a two house legislature‚ and its mainly done for tradition. Even though they are the main powers of our administration they have different functions
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Diagram • 2 yr. term • must be a 7 yr U.S. citizen • must live in district/state representing. • must be 25 yrs. Old • contains 435 members • led by Speaker of House • elected by the people of the state Powers • Majority elects Speaker and officers • Has the sole power to impeach • Debate usually limited to one hour • Referral of bills hard to challenge • Power to begin tax bill • Breaks tie in Electoral College Structure • 6 yr term • must be a 9 yr U.S. citizen
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chambers‚ the senate and the House of Representatives. Although the senate and the house both exist within the same legislative institution‚ but they each has developed certain distinctive features that clearly distinguish life on one end of Capitol Hill from conditions on the other. The Senate wing is on the north side of the Capitol building‚ and the House wing is on the south side. The central difference between the House of Representatives and the senate is the size. The House is much lager
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United States are represented by two different houses of Congress‚ the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is the lower house of the U.S. Congress with 435 elected officials. The House seats are distributed by the state’s population. The Senate is the upper house of the U.S. congress with two senators representing each state‚ giving all states equal representation. The Founding Fathers anticipated in having two houses to represent the United States but did not anticipate
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a multitude of differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate. Generally‚ the House of Representatives defines rules through committees‚ and the Senate’s rules are extremely archaic. The senate is unique legislative body due to the rules that define how debate takes place on the floor. In fact‚ modern day senators can hold up debate simply by saying they wish to filibuster; they are no longer must stand and talk for hours on end. The House‚ on the other hand‚ has a specified Rules
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The U.S. Constitution declares that the executive power shall reside in the President of the United States‚ and makes no mention of “executive departments”. It does go into detail about the structure or organization of the president’s branch of government. The framers of the Constitution knew what they wanted from the presidency‚ to include national leadership‚ statesmanship in foreign affairs‚ command in times of war‚ and enforcer of laws. They did not have a precise sense of how the office would
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English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. Michele Hoard ENG 122 Instructor Nelly Aguilar March 7‚ 2011 English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. The researcher stated that English is now the official language in the United States. There are documents that discuss the importance of an official language in America‚ which supports this statement. In this research there are further details about English as the Official Language in the U. S. and how language can unite people in society
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The Executive Branch I.The President of the United States: George W. Bush i.Requirements to Hold Office: You must be at least thirty-five years old‚ a natural born citizen of the United States‚ and a resident of the US for no less than fourteen years. ii.Duties and Powers: The President must execute laws‚ commission all officers of the United States‚ and adjourn or convene both houses. It is also a duty of the President to pass and regulate laws. With the consent of the Senate he may make treaties
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