According to Govtrack.us‚ seven out of the nine Indiana congressional districts are represented by Republican House delegates; district 3 being among those represented by a Republican. The 3rd congressional district has maintained Republican Party House representation for the past 11 years; 2003 being the last year a Democrat held the position. In recent years‚ Republicans have largely maintained Indiana’s U.S. Senate seats. However
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Barbara Charline Jordan 1936-1996 By: Essence Rogers Mr. White US History Barbara Charline Jordan was the first African American congresswoman from the South. Born February 21‚ 1936 in Houston‚ Texas was the youngest of three daughters in a close knit family. She attended Roberson Elementary School and Phyllis Wheatley High School. Her father‚ Benjamin Jordan was a Baptist minister who taught her a love of family‚ faith‚ music and language. Her mother‚ Arlyne Jordan was a domestic worker
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1 The United States establishes a bicameral legislature‚ which is a legislature made up of two houses and they are the Senate and the House of Representative. Through the aspect of history‚ the framers of the constitution knew are familiar to the British Parliament of two-house system. And for practical‚ the framers have to create a two-chambered body in order to the issue between New Jersey plan and Virginia plan. In theoretical way‚ and they favored a bicameral Congress for two houses checking
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reform come from interest groups like the National Council of La Raza (NCLR)‚ the largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States‚ that works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans through lobbying and monetary contributions to members of Congress. I grew up in a small East Texas town and witnessed firsthand the setbacks faced by countless undocumented families in the United States. From conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats to the actual undocumented workers in my hometown‚ my entire community is touched by the immigration
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Chamorros‚ Carolinians‚ Pacific Islanders‚ Asians‚ and people from around the world‚ including the mainland United States‚ "statesiders." At the end of World War II‚ the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) became a Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) on July 18‚ 1947. The TTPI is a United Nations Trust Territory‚ administered by the United States under a Trusteeship Agreement with the United Nations Security Council (History and Politics). The NMI was considered to be a foreign country for nationality
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setting the direction of United States foreign policy. The president can make treaties with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The Senate must confirm ambassadors nominated by the president. (See Article II‚ Section 2 of the Constitution.) Chief of State: The president is the ceremonial head of state. Chief Legislator: The president can initiate a legislative agenda for congressional action. The president outlines his policy goals each year in the State of the Union message
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everyone. Except in today’s society‚ that is a little different story. Some politicians try to stay in office as long as possible‚ not to help the public but to benefit themselves. Now let me establish some common ground. The citizens of the United States want congress to succeed and make good decisions for the american people. Everyone can agree that congress affects our daily lives so we would want something that will affect us in the positive way. Lazy and sloppy work can describe those who have
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Electoral College is a voting system of 538 electors that vote on a state level based on the number of congressmen. The Electoral College is fair‚ simply due to the fact that the rules are known upfront. However‚ I don’t think the Popular Vote is fair at all it’s a system based on each indivual’s vote that decides the outcome of the election. The Electoral College vote doesn’t carry the same weight for every person’s vote. Every state is entitled to at least three electoral votes‚ regardless of whether
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America: Democracy or Republic? Despite popular belief‚ The United States of America is‚ in fact‚ not a democracy according to the true meaning of the word. America is in actuality a republic. Although it is often referred to as a democracy‚ a democracy in its truest form is a nation in which the people do the actual voting on the issues at hand. A true democracy would place the power completely in the hands of the people‚ which can prevent matters from being handled in a timely matter. The founding
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collect Taxes‚ Duties‚ Imposts and Excises‚ to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties‚ Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States 2. House of Representatives: The House of Representatives is one of two houses in Congress‚ the legislative body of our nation. The 435 members of the House have important duties‚ including writing‚ debating‚ studying‚ and passing bills by standing committees which eventually become
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