1st United States Congress

The Section 1 of Article 1 of the US Constitution states that it will grant legislative powers, and specifies that all legislative powers that are granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States. Furthermore the Section 1 determines that this Congress shall be made of a Senate and the House of Representatives. The Section 2 (1) prescribes that the House of Representatives shall be composed of members. In addition the Section 2 stipulates that these members are chosen every second…

Laura York Mr. Reece American Government AP 25 September 2017 Contrasting Political Systems The United States of America, North Korea, and the United Kingdom all three have contrasting political systems. With different political systems, they have different decision making processes, economic systems, and the peoples’ personal freedoms’. For the United States the decision making would be through the people’s votes of elected government representatives. The US is a republic. For North the…

It always seems to be the case that if one side is arguing for one thing when the other is out of power, then as soon as the group comes into dominance than they do the exact thing they were arguing against. Freedom of Speech doesn’t mean that you can say whatever you want in the mists of only like-minded people, and the fact that either side has said that is idiotic. The fact that Reagan bashed liberals on Berkeley is just as bad as the heckling war we see today. The thought that somehow it…

notable accomplishments of the members of this elite force and how their focus relates to public safety. The agency has been around for hundreds of years first getting its start around 1862 under the Department of Treasury. Almost a decade earlier Congress started to enforce and impost taxes on imported alcohol to pay for a war debt incurred by the Revolutionary War, not long after that domestic alcohol started to be taxed causing riots among the people. Taxes had to be enforced so revenue…

Congress Questions A. Although Congress has far more enumerated powers in the Constitution than those of the presidency or the Supreme Court, a direct collision between the legislative branch and the other two branches can actively be seen today in the US government-- and the outcome of said collision is causing what most see as paralysis of the closest branch of government in relation to the citizens of the US. Combined with the division created by disagreements between the Republican and…

Congressional Ethics In a former U.S. Representative Paul Broun left Congress at the tip of 2014. House committee investigations were making an effort into his alleged misuse of dealing with the money funds for political functions that were disappearing. Ethics consultants say there's little or no fashionable stance of a passed action, investigation outgoing to Congress for him returning to work, but it's the committee leaders who can opt to open up their concerns, needs, to be compelled to…

The powers of the President are listed in Article two, Section two of the Constitution and unlike the powers granted to Congress, the list of Presidential powers are short and vague. Before the original thirteen states declared independence from Britain, they were colonies ruled over by King George III. Although the colonists were taxed, they had no one to represent their needs in British parliament. This taxation without representation was a key factor in provoking the American Revolution,…

That responsibility ought to be given to Congress because they already have the power to declare war so they should also have the power to control the militia. Now in regards to the economic budget, Congress must have total control over that too. Some of our past Presidents have had an adverse effect on our economy causing it to affect many peoples livelihood. Congress should also have control over keeping the budget at an even amount. 4) Aside from enforcing…

In the articles, “Executive Power Run Amok” and “What Can the President Really Do,” both authors mainly discussed about what rights a president whether has and took President Donald Trump’s actions as an example to show how the executive branch runs amok, or behaves disruptively. Presidential candidates make lots of promises such as repeal unpopular laws and lower taxes. Yet, those promises won’t be completely fulfilled since a president’s power will be limited by the other two branches. Today,…

The key to a modern presidents’ success and power, often relies on his relationship with Congress and his ability to influence them. Modern presidents have a much more direct effect on legislation, far from the days of George Washington. Many modern presidents have lacked the true opportunity to maximize their power due to facing congressional grid lock for some period of their term. However, President Trump faces a Republican majority in both houses and the unique opportunity to advance both…