animals used in research. Since there were initiatives to protect laboratory animals it took many years until there was a national law to protect laboratory animals in the U.S. There were multiple numbers of states that passes anti-cruelty laws between 1828 and 1898 in the U.S. and fourteen states exempted animal experiments. There were also a number of bills proposed in many different places but there was not any federal legislation passed until 1966. Since it first came about in 1966‚ the U.S. Animal
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President Bush was elected on a popular minority and less recently. Congress is regularly re-elected (every two years) and because of the diversity of the US population it represents a very broad range of interests. The Gingritch years in the House of Representatives show how a reassertion of power in Congress can shape the political landscape in the US. David McKay comments that in
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impeachable offense. After being impeached by the House of Representatives‚ the official is then tried in the Senate. If convicted‚ the official is either removed from office or censured. Impeachment followed by conviction is often the only way to forcibly remove a sitting official. While "impeachment" is often used to refer to the entire process of removing an official from office‚ it only formally refers to the indictment stage in the House of Representatives‚ not the trial stage in the Senate. Under
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For the past week‚ we have been participating in a mock congress and trying to approve our own bills. Now it’s time to reflect. Getting a bill passed takes a lot of hard work and skill‚ and is definitely not easy. There are many steps and factors deciding if a bill gets approved. There were so many good experiences and so much to learn from. There are many steps in getting a bill passed. In fact‚ there could potentially be 10-12 steps (if you include vetoes and overrides) to get a bill passed‚
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and balancing power between big and small states. Federalism is one way the constitution can guard against tyranny. For example the framers gave the central government the job to be in charge with foreign trade. The state government is in charge of education. “Hence a double security to the rights of the people’’ (Doc A). “James Madison was a key framer and he made sure that federalism would protect the rights of the people by making sure the states nor the central government became a tyranny
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The authors from Political Polarization in American Polarization see America on a level where polarization is increasing‚ especially in the state legislature. However‚ authors from Culture War? would disagree‚ saying that America is not becoming more polarized‚ rather political activists are the ones who are polarized. The Frontline documentary “Divided States of America-2” provides insightful information on the process of America becoming more polarized. After class discussions based on assigned
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Powers – refer to those specifically or expressly conferred to the Congress by the Constitution. The enumerated powers of the Congress includes: * Power to impose taxes * Power of appropriations * Declare the existence of state of war * Power to meet as board of canvassers in the election of President and Vice President * Power of impeachment * Power to propose amendments to the constitution among many others * Implied Powers – refer to such
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hard-work. “This was just one step in the process of making us equal” say feminist. Women were not allowed to be elected to the House of Representatives until 1919. Recent Statistics show that one third of parliament members are now female‚ such as the prime-minister of New Zealand Helen Clark‚ along side; Governor-general chief justice and speaker of the house representatives’. Another aim of feminist was to be paid equally to men. Until 1961 Woman were paid less then men. More then 30 years later
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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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April 21‚ 2004 AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX (R. A. NO. 7836)‚ OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1994" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section 1. Section 15‚ (e) (3) of Republic Act No. 7836 is hereby amended as follows: "Sec. 15. Qualification Requirements of Applicant. – No applicant shall be admitted to take the examination
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