Consumer Advocate Simulation Report

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In this simulation report, Felicia is playing the role of a Consumer Advocate, a First term President, and a Supreme Court Clerk. In completing the stimulation, her score varied from being successful at 2 out of 3 of the stimulations. In completing the Supreme Court Clerk, she was not successful at accomplishing this task. She was over thinking on these question; therefore caused her to score lower in than the other 2 task. However, it led her to be more successful in the last two stimulation of a Consumer Advocate and a First Term President. In this stimulation report, one will explain the results, outcome, and analysis of being successful in participating in these responsibilities. You are a Consumer Advocate
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As Stated, “ members introduce about 11,000 bills in each congress” ( Edward). I never really had the grasped concept of what was “all” involved to pass a Bill. When one understands how the process is to pass a Bill, he or she can relate it to how a product is made from start to finish. For example: say an individual working in a manufacturing plant and he or she is making an item, First it starts at the beginning and down the assembly line; therefore, goes to assemble all the necessary to make it function. Along the way, it is being checked for any defects or missing parts. This is the same way it requires to pass a Bill. First, it starts with the Senate, then to the appropriate committee to add any information that is needed, Lastly, to change or a little more research before headed to the floor to be voted on. When is it in the process of being voted or not this will determine if it will make it to the president 's desk for approval. In these steps, it is the same for the House of Representatives. A lot of the times some Bill come to the office to get voted on, but only a handful get the pass on to the President for …show more content…
During the stimulate I actually enjoy this stimulation and felt confident in answering the question which resulted in her scoring 5 out of 6 rather than in the consumer Advocate one where she was not successful at a decision- making. I didn’t really realize that the president requires such much duty to protect a country. If a president fails to do his or her job the House of Representatives does the job of voting which has to be two-thirds to have the President of the United States Impeached. Nixon resigned before he could be impeached. But he would have been. And he would likely have been convicted. Nixon had flunkies” break into the Watergate in an attempt to gain a political advantage”( Edwards). However, the main reason he got in trouble was the cover-up. Nixon used his power as President to protect his flunkies. Many historians have hypothesized that had he owned up and admitted to the break-in and apologized he would have been scolded, and it might have hurt his re-election campaign, but he probably would have survived in

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