The Legislative Branch is made up of the two houses of Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives. The most important duty of The Legislative Branch is to make laws on a particular Bill‚ which are written‚ discussed‚ and voted on amongst Congress. In the Senate there are 100 senators‚ two from each state. Senators are elected by their states and serve six-year terms. The Vice President of the United States is considered the head of the Senate‚ but does not vote in the Senate unless
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Informed Voter – Researching My Congressional Delegation What is the Political History of your district and State? Harris County in the state of Texas was formed in the winter of 1836‚ and was first called Harrisburg County after an early settler named John Richard Harris. The name changed from Harrisburg County to Harris County in 1839. In the United States House of Representatives‚ Ted Poe‚ a Republican‚ currently represents my district (Northwest Harris County). John Whitmire was elected in
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To what extent is the Constitution of the United States a ‘repressive’ Document? The Constitution of the United States of America was the solution to fix the weaknesses that Articles of Confederation had caused the United States. The Constitution not only helped the United States gain more power but it also unified the states and creates a sense of nationalism. The Constitution eradicated any justification that the United States was weak and inferior. However‚ there are some constituents of the
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are two different houses in the legislative branch‚ the first is the house if representatives and the senate. The House of Representatives consists of 435 members elected from all 50 states‚ the District of Columbia‚ and the United States territories. The states population determines the number of members elected from each state. There are 6 non-voting members that represent the District of Columbia‚ the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico‚ and four other territories of the United States. The senate consists
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parliament house originally known as ’Council House ’‚ founded in 1919‚ the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India. The Parliament of India comprises thePresident of India and the two Houses‚ Lok Sabha (House of the People) and Rajya Sabha (Council of States). The President has the power to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. The parliament is bicameral‚ with an upper house called as Council
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senate. 5. A committee of a legislative house that determines the rules and procedure for expediting the business of the house and has the power to control the date and nature of debate of a proposed bill. 6. Permanent committee: a committee that remains in existence permanently in order to deal with a particular issue. 7. 1.Congressional investigative group: a small group of members of Congress instructed by either the Senate or the House of Representatives to investigate and report on a specific
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IDENTIFICATIONS: John Tyler Was the tenth President of the United States. A native of Virginia‚ Tyler served as a state legislator‚ governor‚ U.S. representative‚ and U.S. senator before winning election as Vice President in 1840. Slidell’s Mission U.S. troops were stationed at the U.S./Mexico border‚ ready to defend against Mexican attack. The Mexican government rejected Slidell’s mission. After Mexican forces attacked at Matamoros‚ the United States declared war on Mexico on May 13‚ 1846. John C
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the United States Army from 1969 to 1971 he also served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 he married Christine Johnson on June 17‚ 1972. The couple has three children – Eric‚ Allison and Marcus – and seven grandchildren On December 8‚ 2016‚ Branstad accepted President Donald Trump’s nomination of him for the post of United States Ambassador to China (PRC). Kim Reynolds born August 4‚ 1959 is the 47th and current Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and a former state senator
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Federal constitutional republic A constitutional republic is a state where the head of state and other officials are representatives of the people (in democratic republics those representatives are elected by the people) and must govern according to existing constitutional law that limits the government’s power over citizens. The United States is a federal constitutional republic‚ in which the President of the United States (the head of state and head of government)‚ Congress‚ and judiciary share powers
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Christina Gonzalez HIST 1301 Chad Wooley February 7‚ 2013 AE 1 The national government under the Articles of Confederation had very little power and most power was held by the individual states. Eventually‚ the weakness of the national government under the Articles led to their replacement with the current US Constitution. This goes to show the difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. There were many problems under the Articles and much was left
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