A. Compare the membership of Congress (both houses) and the "typical" American citizen. For starters‚ the expectations of a member of congress are highly different from that of a typical citizen. The expectation and duties of a Member of Congress are extensive‚ encompassing several roles that could be full time jobs within itself. One Outstanding difference is there income. Most members of Congress are considerably wealthy and earn a pretty high income where as a typical citizen usually doesn’t
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Jennifer Luna Mr. O’Brian DBQ Essay 11/30/14 Eve of the Revolution DBQ Essay The original thirteen colonies gained their independence on July 4‚ 1776 by issuing the Declaration of Independence that was adopted by the Continental Congress. But before this thirteen colonies could declare independence they needed to unite and act as a whole. The period between 1750 through 1776 is known as the “Road to Revolution” since their was an increase of tension between the colonists and England. The English
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The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America‚ consisting of two houses‚ the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are 535 total members in congress. The framers viewed the legislative branch as the most powerful branch. When congress meets its called a session and this happens once a year. We got the bicameral legislature from the great compromise. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of
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War to the Second Continental Congress. They have struggled to keep unity between the colonies during these times. Between the end of the French and Indian War and the Second Continental Congress‚ colonial political unity has changed and grown. Near the end of the French and Indian war‚ colonial political unity was weak. It was so weak the Indians near the border laughed at their ability to pull together in unity. In 1754‚ the British Government call for a inter-colonial congress in Albany‚ New York
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Congress‚ the first branch of government‚ is a body of regime that exists in the Legislative Branch. It is responsible for creating the laws that the judicial branch will interpret‚ and the Executive branch implement. Without the existence of congress‚ there would be no organized manner in which laws were created‚ formulating an uncivilized nation. Congress‚ divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives‚ appoints 2 representatives from each state‚ with a total of 100 senators‚ while the
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"Congress: The Electoral Connection" In Congress: The Electoral Connection‚ David Mayhew looks into the activities that members of the United States Congress engage in‚ particularly those activities that are related to re-election. In his analysis‚ Mayhew identifies three basic activities that are pervasive throughout the United States Congress‚ those being advertising‚ credit claiming‚ and position taking. These three activities‚ altogether‚ are taken into high consideration by a politician that
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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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References: [1]- The Declaration of Independence by Jennifer Viegas (A Primary Source Investigation into the Action of the Second Continental Congress) [2]- The Declaration of Independence- Origins and Impacts by Scott Douglas [3]- The American Pageant- Twelfth Edition By David M. Kennedy‚ Lizabeth Cohen‚ and Thomas A. Bailey
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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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The one main advantage of the bicameral legislative structure of this country is that limits the abuse of power of Congress. No one group or class in the U.S. can dictate the terms or make legislature that will benefit themselves at the expense of others. Unreasonable demands of the Senate can be blocked by the Representatives and in turn the Senate can kill a piece of unjust legislation passed by the Representatives. The prevention of unfair laws and legislature is a clear advantage. One difficulty
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