Word Count: 887 My Representation in Texas The United States of America grants the right of representation which is mandated by the U.S. Constitution. In our democracy‚ our citizenship allows us to elect individuals to make decisions on our behalf. In the process‚ our goal is to elect an individual that shares our beliefs‚ protects us from injustice‚ and is law-abiding to the Congressional oath of office. Our representatives must be ethically responsible in the political forum to maintain
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fathers created a strong government for the people of the United States in order to protect their rights. They established a framework that our contemporary government is supposed to adhere to. Today‚ the American government has drifted away from the ideas embedded in our Constitution. The contemporary American government fails to work the way our founding fathers intended because of the representative government we have today. The representatives in the government today work against the intentions of
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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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Introduction In forming a government for the people‚ by the people‚ and of the people‚ our Founding Fathers developed the idea a bi-cameral legislature. This Congress‚ composed of the House of Representatives and Senate‚ thus became known as the people’s branch of government. American children are taught in schools that anyone can be elected to Congress‚ so long as they meet the qualifications of the Constitution. So long as you meet the age and residency requirements you are indeed qualified to
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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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vocabulary necessary to speak‚ read and listen on different aspects related to legislative power. | United States Congress 1. The United States Congress is the bicameral legislative institution of the federal government of the United States of America. It consists of two houses‚ the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election. The Congress meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washington‚
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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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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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cancel state debts incurred during the Revolutionary War 2. assist the southern states in their efforts to gain a manufacturing base 3. promote the common goal of national sovereignty 4. prevent the abuses of power that had existed under British rule 2. Senate ratification of treaties negotiated by the President is required by the United States Constitution as a way of 1. maintaining United States prestige in international affairs 2. preventing Federal abuse of State power
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surrounding the “Burr Conspiracy” were among the first tests of the effectiveness of the United States democracy. II. Aaron Burr Aaron Burr was born in Newark New Jersey on February 6‚ 1756‚ and Burr was educated at what is now Princeton University. Burr joined the Continental Army in 1775‚ and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Burr was appointed attorney general of New York in 1789 and served as a United States senator from 1791 to 1797 (Onager CD-ROM). In the Election of 1800‚ Aaron Burr was the
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