Article I section I states “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States‚ which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.” Congress has the ultimate authority for enacting new laws. A Bicameral legislature is how congress is organized it is made up of two separate chambers‚ the Senate and the House of Representatives. The H.O.R are elected by the people of the United States and each state gets at least 1 seat in the House and based upon the
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According to Govtrack.us‚ seven out of the nine Indiana congressional districts are represented by Republican House delegates; district 3 being among those represented by a Republican. The 3rd congressional district has maintained Republican Party House representation for the past 11 years; 2003 being the last year a Democrat held the position. In recent years‚ Republicans have largely maintained Indiana’s U.S. Senate seats. However
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America: Democracy or Republic? Despite popular belief‚ The United States of America is‚ in fact‚ not a democracy according to the true meaning of the word. America is in actuality a republic. Although it is often referred to as a democracy‚ a democracy in its truest form is a nation in which the people do the actual voting on the issues at hand. A true democracy would place the power completely in the hands of the people‚ which can prevent matters from being handled in a timely matter. The founding
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Chamorros‚ Carolinians‚ Pacific Islanders‚ Asians‚ and people from around the world‚ including the mainland United States‚ "statesiders." At the end of World War II‚ the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) became a Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) on July 18‚ 1947. The TTPI is a United Nations Trust Territory‚ administered by the United States under a Trusteeship Agreement with the United Nations Security Council (History and Politics). The NMI was considered to be a foreign country for nationality
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Barbara Charline Jordan 1936-1996 By: Essence Rogers Mr. White US History Barbara Charline Jordan was the first African American congresswoman from the South. Born February 21‚ 1936 in Houston‚ Texas was the youngest of three daughters in a close knit family. She attended Roberson Elementary School and Phyllis Wheatley High School. Her father‚ Benjamin Jordan was a Baptist minister who taught her a love of family‚ faith‚ music and language. Her mother‚ Arlyne Jordan was a domestic worker
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reform come from interest groups like the National Council of La Raza (NCLR)‚ the largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States‚ that works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans through lobbying and monetary contributions to members of Congress. I grew up in a small East Texas town and witnessed firsthand the setbacks faced by countless undocumented families in the United States. From conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats to the actual undocumented workers in my hometown‚ my entire community is touched by the immigration
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collect Taxes‚ Duties‚ Imposts and Excises‚ to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties‚ Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States 2. House of Representatives: The House of Representatives is one of two houses in Congress‚ the legislative body of our nation. The 435 members of the House have important duties‚ including writing‚ debating‚ studying‚ and passing bills by standing committees which eventually become
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4‚ indicates the grounds for impeachment: “ the President‚ Vice President‚ and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed from office on impeachment for‚ and conviction of‚ treason‚ bribery‚ or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” The removal of an official from office requires an impeachment from the House of Representatives and a trial and conviction by the Senate. The House must endorse a majority vote in order to carry out the impeachment‚ meanwhile conviction requires a two-thirds
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The Rebekah Mason scandal has rocked the state of Alabama and Governor Robert Bentley (R-Al) has gone from limping to crawling just two years into his second term. After revelations that the governor apparently lied about having a physical affair with Mrs. Mason‚ many of his colleagues are now calling for him to resign. Ad Injection:random But — right‚ wrong‚ or indifferent — Governor Bentley is probably not going anywhere. Generally speaking‚ there are three ways to remove a public official from
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of the Constitution created three branches to make sure that the government’s powers were limited. | Checks and Balances | A system that lets each branch limit the power of the other two. | No single branch or person had the power to run the United States alone. | The U.S. Constitution is the blueprint for the American system of government. Ratified in 1788‚ the Constitution defines three separate branches of government (legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial)‚ their powers‚ and how positions
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