Congress has multiple functions and is one branch of government with the closest connections to its citizens. The functions of congress are representing the interests of the constituents that live in their districts or home states‚ dealing with a wide range of matters in lawmaking from the environment to federal budgets. Additional functions performed by congress‚ include performing (investigating) oversight (supervision) of executive branch and its federal departments‚ and congress has the power
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appear on local or state election ballots‚ it passes. (Priest) The most important argument when it comes to term limits has to be what the voters want. In this case the voters obviously are in favor of term limits. Having term limits would allow Congress to be infused with new people and new ideas. It would instantly get rid of the “career politician”. The new legislators would have a sense of urgency to get results and would have better ideas of the challenges that ordinary Americans face every
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Sara Simpson Brandon Gillette Philosophy 22 March 2017 Public Discourse Analysis Article: "Donald Trump’s Congress Speech (full Text)." CNN. Cable News Network‚ 01 Mar. 2017. Web. 18 Mar. 2017. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/politics/donald-trump-speech-transcript-full-text/. The speech transcript presented above is Donald Trump’s full first address to Congress. This document presents arguments about current problems‚ Trump addresses these problems and provides a solution. Donald Trump is a
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Testimonies to Congress Society & Genetics 5 Landecker‚ Hannah Flaherty‚ Devin October 25‚ 2012 Testimony 1 Good Afternoon‚ Congress. Thank you for inviting me to discuss the significant issues and possible actions that can be brought to the antibiotic resistance issue. My name is Dr. Joe. I am a professor of professor of Society and Genetics. Through the research facilities at the university‚ I cultivate bacteria and observe what harms or benefits the different species
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Learning a Second Language Acquiring a second language is a goal many adults set for themselves. Students have the ability to take foreign language courses early on in their education‚ but not many adults who attended school years ago had that option. The level of ease or difficulty in learning a second language is dependent on the stage of brain development and the style of learning. There are different options for learning a second language‚ and it can be most effective at a young age
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historical event affected New Zealand society Event: The Second Wave of Feminism The Second Wave of Feminism flourished in the 1970s as a result of gender discrimination against women and inequality in New Zealand. The issue of abortion was a significant social feature of the Second Wave of Feminism. Women felt that they needed to be represented politically to gain economic independence and raise awareness of important social issues. The Second Wave of Feminism had both short and long term political
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Learning a Second Language Nowadays‚ both students and people in business are required to have ability of using a second language. Learning a second language is not necessary but it is getting important ability. First of all‚ people who want to learn a second language want to seek self-contentment. Besides‚ that people can realize their potential to succeed‚ and they do not need to stay in their own small world either for outward or for personal fulfillment. That people can attain new ideas
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The Second law of thermodynamics There are four laws of thermodynamics‚ which define temperature‚ energy and entropy‚ characterizing thermodynamic systems. To understand the second law of thermodynamics we should know that on a basic level it explains the “catch twenty-twos” to the first law of thermodynamics. The first law of thermodynamics says that energy can never be created nor destroyed‚ only transferred to another form of energy. The second law states that some processes do not take place
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The Second Great Awakening was a time period in the early 19th century where people became extremely religious. It reflected cultural romanticism described by enthusiasm‚ emotion‚ and an appeal to religion. Religion had a major role through out this time period. There were huge religious gatherings and revivals that attracted millions of people and it caused many different social changes. The Second Great Awakening created many different movements that involved religion‚ abolitionists‚ and women’s
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The Second Great Awakening was the second revolution religious movement of revival during the early 19th century in the United States. The movement began in 1790 and grew rapidly‚ increasing the involvement of people in different religions‚ mainly the Baptist and Methodist churches‚ and creating new denominations‚ such as the Mormons and the Seventh Day Adventists. Many religious leaders of the congregations preached about their religions to people all over the country‚ converting them to their religion
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