term limit legislation was actually proposed in 1994 in the “Citizen Legislature Act” proposal which was introduced by then Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and other Republican leaders (Mullikin). Other than the aforementioned instance‚ term limitation related legislation has been proposed several other times‚ but was never actually voted for in either house of Congress. The simple problem with any type of restrictive legislation is that the people who are voting on the legislation are the ones
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Victoria Woodhull- The first woman to declare herself as a candidate for president‚ Woodhull announced her run on April 2‚ 1870‚ by sending a notice to the New York Herald. This was an absolutely astounding thing to do: women only recently received the right to vote in the two relatively obscure territories of Wyoming and Utah‚ and it would be another fifty years before the ratification of the 19th Amendment that assured the ballot to all American women. Moreover‚ she took this step without
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There are many congressmen in the state of Florida. Our current senators are Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio and there are twenty-seven representatives in Florida. Ron DeSantis‚ who is the representative for the sixth congressional district of Florida‚ is the representative for where I currently live. Bill Nelson‚ the senior United States Senator from Florida‚ has served since 2001 and is a part of the Democratic Party. He attended UF before transferring to Yale‚ and later earned his law degree from
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Adjourn- suspend 2. Apportion- distribute‚ as in seats 3. At-large Election- election of an office holder by the voters of an entire governmental unit 4. Bicameral- two chamber 5. Census- process of counting the population of the United States. 6. Constituent- followers of an elected official. 7. Delegate- office holder 8. Gerrymandering- drawing of an electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group 9. Off Year Election- Congressional election that occurs
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debated‚ James Madison warned against the dangers of a pure democracy. Instead he wanted a representative republic in which the ideas of the people are refined “through … a chosen body of citizens.” This has been the system of government at the federal level and in every state for more than two centuries. In Wisconsin‚ this system is provided for in article IV‚ section 1‚ of the WI constitution. There it states that “the legislative power shall be vested in a senate and assembly.” The Wisconsin senate
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The game of politics - with Congress‚ the White House‚ and the welfare of America on the line - is a playing field of innumerable values and beliefs. Despite a near infinite combination of political identities most of America falls under one of two groups‚ the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. Naturally‚ with more than 320 million citizens divided into two parties their opinions will vary‚ but there are many distinct differences between Democrats and Republicans. Some of the many heated debates
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of the House of Representatives had vastly different views on impeaching President Clinton‚ the fact that only five Democratic Representatives voted to impeach him truly shows how wide that gap was between the two parties. Clinton was impeached on the grounds of perjury to a grand jury and obstruction of justice‚ with the vote on both articles extremely close‚ a 228-206 vote on perjury to a grand jury and a 221-212 vote on obstruction of justice (Rozell and Wilcox 1999). While the House of Representatives
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explaining the advantages and disadvantages. In 1789 both the House and the Senate had identical rule books which included a rule known as the “previous question” motion. This motion allowed a simple majority to stop debate. Today the House of Representative still utilizes this rule however the Senate does not have this rule on their books any longer. Thus‚ the filibuster is only utilized in the Senate. When one of more United State Senators debates with the intention to slow down the progress
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THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ARTICLE IV THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT Section 1. The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives‚ except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum. Section 2. The Senate shall be composed of twenty-four Senators who shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the Philippines‚ as may be provided
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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 are the formal qualifications for holding office in Congress? 437 a) House i) Minimum age: 25 years old ii) US Citizenship: at least 7 years as a US Citizen iii) Length of term: 2 years iv) Number representing each state: depends
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