Every country must have a system that governs the citizens. There are many bodies responsible for passing the law and protecting the citizens against internal and external threats. This paper will mention three governing bodies, the contemporary political issue affecting the Congress and solutions to the political problem.
The first body is the Congress. It is the legislative branch of the government that consists of the Senate and House of Representatives (Cameron and Trivedi 17). The Senate and representatives are elected by citizens to present their interests at the Congress. The Congress house holds their meetings once a year on the first Monday of December. The many duties of the Congress are making Laws and Regulations for the country. If a citizen breaks any of the law, it defines punishment for such. It also collects taxes and duties. They establish post offices and set Duty rates. When the country faces an external threat, the Congress is responsible for planning a war against an enemy and provides finances for the defense. Additionally, it is in charge of borrowing money on behalf of the country in times of need and responsible for paying back the debt. Congress also coins money, regulate money value and set standard Weights and measure (Cameron and Trivedi 50). The body protects the country by raising, supporting and maintaining an army. The second aspect is social policy. Social Policies are public services concerned with the welfare of the citizens (Gilbert and Terrell 27). Primarily, they are concerned with, poverty, unemployment, poor health, inadequate housing and the lack of education. The social policy plans are carried out by the government office in partnership with various non-profit organizations. Their duties include serving the disabled by protecting their interests and provide counseling to institutions serving the disabled. The organizations provide benefits to the elderly, who are too old to work; they also offer nursing home services, healthcare and professional care services. Additionally, it also ensure the homeless and poor in the society have shelter and food (Gilbert and Terrell 100). It also ensures the youth are considered first when applying for jobs and provide upkeep money for the unemployed. Social policies services can only be provided, if employed citizens contribute a small percentage of their income to aid in helping the less privileged. The third body is The Presidency. The Presidency is a collection of all executives, who exists around the office of the president (Nelson 34). The president is the head of The Presidency, and the executives include chief of staff and his/her advisers. The President is the symbolic leader of a nation, responsible for ruling and guiding the citizens. He/she is the commander and runs the armed forces (Nelson 79). There is also a chief diplomat, who acts as the national speaker and negotiates for the country. Chief Legislator is also part of the presidency and works with the Congress in forming new legislations. The contemporary political problem faced by Congress is terrorism, which is the act of violence with a goal of achieving specific political objectives. A terrorist aims to hurt a few people, but seeks to scare the majority. Crimes of terrorism were very high between 2002 and 2003. Statistics showed 46% terrorist cases were in 2002 (Cameron and Trivedi 97). However, between 2007 and 2014, these crimes reduced to below 10%, but from December 2015 to 2016 terrorist attacked have risen to 16% (Cameron and Trivedi 101). The Congress is concerned about the alarming increase in terrorist attacks, and is apprehensive …show more content…
In addition to educating the citizens, the Congress has established monitoring systems and surveillance against terrorism attacks. Monitoring is achieved by the use of advanced cameras in public places to monitor any suspicious activities within a given region (Cameron and Trivedi 189). The public is also advised to report, in case they feel threatened by an individual, who seems suspicious. After the report, the area is put under guard and surveillance. In addition to monitoring, the Congress has improved on the protective system for citizens. The number of police officers standing on guard in public places such as a mall or parking has also been increased. All these strategies were employed since 2012, and there has been a significant decrease in terrorism-related
The first body is the Congress. It is the legislative branch of the government that consists of the Senate and House of Representatives (Cameron and Trivedi 17). The Senate and representatives are elected by citizens to present their interests at the Congress. The Congress house holds their meetings once a year on the first Monday of December. The many duties of the Congress are making Laws and Regulations for the country. If a citizen breaks any of the law, it defines punishment for such. It also collects taxes and duties. They establish post offices and set Duty rates. When the country faces an external threat, the Congress is responsible for planning a war against an enemy and provides finances for the defense. Additionally, it is in charge of borrowing money on behalf of the country in times of need and responsible for paying back the debt. Congress also coins money, regulate money value and set standard Weights and measure (Cameron and Trivedi 50). The body protects the country by raising, supporting and maintaining an army. The second aspect is social policy. Social Policies are public services concerned with the welfare of the citizens (Gilbert and Terrell 27). Primarily, they are concerned with, poverty, unemployment, poor health, inadequate housing and the lack of education. The social policy plans are carried out by the government office in partnership with various non-profit organizations. Their duties include serving the disabled by protecting their interests and provide counseling to institutions serving the disabled. The organizations provide benefits to the elderly, who are too old to work; they also offer nursing home services, healthcare and professional care services. Additionally, it also ensure the homeless and poor in the society have shelter and food (Gilbert and Terrell 100). It also ensures the youth are considered first when applying for jobs and provide upkeep money for the unemployed. Social policies services can only be provided, if employed citizens contribute a small percentage of their income to aid in helping the less privileged. The third body is The Presidency. The Presidency is a collection of all executives, who exists around the office of the president (Nelson 34). The president is the head of The Presidency, and the executives include chief of staff and his/her advisers. The President is the symbolic leader of a nation, responsible for ruling and guiding the citizens. He/she is the commander and runs the armed forces (Nelson 79). There is also a chief diplomat, who acts as the national speaker and negotiates for the country. Chief Legislator is also part of the presidency and works with the Congress in forming new legislations. The contemporary political problem faced by Congress is terrorism, which is the act of violence with a goal of achieving specific political objectives. A terrorist aims to hurt a few people, but seeks to scare the majority. Crimes of terrorism were very high between 2002 and 2003. Statistics showed 46% terrorist cases were in 2002 (Cameron and Trivedi 97). However, between 2007 and 2014, these crimes reduced to below 10%, but from December 2015 to 2016 terrorist attacked have risen to 16% (Cameron and Trivedi 101). The Congress is concerned about the alarming increase in terrorist attacks, and is apprehensive …show more content…
In addition to educating the citizens, the Congress has established monitoring systems and surveillance against terrorism attacks. Monitoring is achieved by the use of advanced cameras in public places to monitor any suspicious activities within a given region (Cameron and Trivedi 189). The public is also advised to report, in case they feel threatened by an individual, who seems suspicious. After the report, the area is put under guard and surveillance. In addition to monitoring, the Congress has improved on the protective system for citizens. The number of police officers standing on guard in public places such as a mall or parking has also been increased. All these strategies were employed since 2012, and there has been a significant decrease in terrorism-related