elections: 1) general elections to the House of Representatives‚ 2) elections to the House of Councillors‚ and 3) local elections for offices in the villages. Each election is supervised by election committees at each level. The legal age for voting in Japan is 20 years old. The minimum age for running for the House of Representatives is 30 years old and the minimum age for running for the House of Councillors is 25 years old. The House of Representatives in Japan consists of 480 members while the House
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Buffett Rule The Buffett Rule is a tax measure that was voted on by the House of Representatives last Wednesday. I chose this article because part of our reading assignment this week was about the branches of the U.S. Government. I will explain what the purpose of the Buffett Rule is. Then I will explain how this rule is viewed by the Republican and Democratic parties. I will explain how the three different branches of our government are involved with this bill. The original intent of the Buffett
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Health Bill (House Bill 5043 of 2008)Professor: Nera Galan‚ RN‚ MANReproductive Health Bill was introduced by Congresswoman Bellaflor J. Angara -Castillo is also known as ³Reproductive Health Care Act of 2002´‚assembled at Senateand House of Representatives of the Philippines‚ and now known as House Bill 5043 of 2008. It¶s been years since the bill was approved in the senate‚ due to some churchconflicts‚ biomedical ethical issues and some scientific research conflicts. Today thereare still lots of
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The constitution was created on September17th in 1817. The constitution has only been amended only 17 times since its creation. A constitution amendment can be proposed by a majority vote in The House of Representatives and The Senate. This process begins when a member of congress introduces a bill to amend the constitution. The proposal is debated and pondered on by the different committees. Public hearings are help so that the public can express their opinions and concerns. If the proposal is approved
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The articles of impeachment‚ which function as the charges against the accused‚ must be passed by a simple majority in the Alabama House of Representatives. Once the house impeaches the governor‚ he stands trial before the Alabama Senate in a trial presided over by the Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court. If the Governor is convicted‚ he would be removed from office and replaced by the current
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making laws‚ overseeing the FBI and CIA‚ casework‚ representing their districts‚ setting an agenda‚ and conflict resolution. Our society has relied upon a bicameral system‚ where there have been a House of Representatives and a Senate. Some of the responsibilities of the House of Representatives include reviewing bills and beginning the impeachment process. The Senate’s duties include giving advice and consenting on treaties‚ conducting impeachment trials‚ and appointing upper-level judicial officers
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Born in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ in 1924‚ Shirley Chisholm is best known for becoming the first black congresswoman (1968)‚ representing New York State in the U.S. House of Representatives for seven terms. She went on to run for the 1972 Democratic nomination for the presidency—becoming the first major-party African-American candidate to do so. Throughout her political career‚"My greatest political asset‚ which professional politicians fear‚ is my mouth‚ out of which come all kinds of things one shouldn’t
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“Government Shutdown: round up of Michigan editorials” talked about the recent government shut down. The article describes that as we enter the second week of the government shutdown it’s “inflicting a punishment on the people who elected the representatives into office.” The Grand Rapids Press stated that “if the GOP has a problem with the Affordable Care Act they should take care of it while the government is open.” The article continued to talk about how governing is about finding solutions to
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charged Session- a meeting of a deliberative or judicial body to conduct its business Whips- A member of legislature appointed to facilitate party organization IDENTIFY/EXPLAIN Identify the qualifications for the House of Representatives and the Senate. HOR- must be at least 25 yrs old‚ U.S citizen for 7 yrs‚ live in represented state-district Senate- at least 30 yrs old‚ U.S citizen for 9 yrs‚ live in represented state What type of actions could bring about a vote of censure
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April 21‚ 2013 Principles of the Constitution POS 301 Part I: Principles of the Constitution | | DEFINITION | | Self-Government | A government in which the people who live in a place make laws for themselves. | In Massachusetts Bay‚ men who owned property could go to a town meeting and vote. | Separation of Powers | Power of the Constitution is divided among the three branches. | James Madison and the other authors of the Constitution created three branches to make sure that the government’s
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