1st United States Congress

they should be doing differently or what they should incorporate into the laws. They are able to plan how they will adjust their work and how it can be better for everyone. Because Interest groups have a strong influence on both the people and the state officials that see through the steps to making laws, they’re able to accomplish their ultimate goal and obtain what they have tried to obtain previously. They are very powerful in getting what they want when they know how to get it. Due to the…

is currently being addressed on the state level in our country. In New York, there are a number of pieces of legislation that have been passed, in an attempt to address cyberbullying. These laws identify which categories a person can be targeted based on to be considered a victim of cyberbullying, and they also provide an idea of what kind of terminology can be used when addressing cyberbullying on the state level (“New york anti-bullying,” 2016). Some states have more laws and policies to…

month, Rick Scott signed into law two new bills regarding elementary through high school, and higher education reform. These were HB 7055 and SB 4. The latter of which has been the topic of discussion for many college students are across the Sunshine State. This bill, also referred to as the Excellence in Higher Education Act (EHEA), mainly focuses on 2 specific issues. Firstly, it confirms the year-long anticipated announcement that the top 2 Bright Futures scholarships will be expanded to pay…

One of the first American lobbyists was William Hull, who in was hired by veterans in1792 to lobby for additional compensation. Since, the lobbying has boomed into an industry and numerous interest groups have hired people to lobby on their behalf. This have gone viral since its inception and now we have thousands of lobbyists and spend billions of dollars a year. Is it effective? Effectiveness of lobbyists is situation dependent and it is rather difficult to assess. There are multiple…

Senator Hugo Black of Alabama, wrote the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that was signed into law in June 1938 ("Fair Labor Standards Act," n.d.). FLSA was created to “put a ceiling over hours and a floor under wages" by limiting long work hours to a 40 hour work week, a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour, and restricting most child labor. The FLSA affects the wages, overtime pay, and child labor standards that affect both full time and part time employees. These standards are closely monitored…

On September 1, 2017, Governor Greg Abbott signed the HB 1935 bill into law. The HB 1935 allows Texans 18 and older to openly carry Bowie and double-edged knives, daggers, swords dirk, spears and or knives 5 ½ inches or longer. An attorney named Stephen Halbrook, noted that the history of the Bowie knives was practically used by hunters for cutting small trees and to skin and process animals. The HB 1935 law came into effect, because of events that occurred 150 years ago, after the civil war;…

Now in the United State, the Constitution divides formal power in foreign policymaking between the President and Congress. The President has the right to maintain the initiative, it means the President has more power than the Congress. The President can implement the foreign policy , negotiates treaties, proclaim friendship, so this make the President become more powerful. However, the Congress can reject the President 's initiatives if they have enough ratified refusal . In this way, the…

IV. Articulate your thesis with specific reference to the foundational information provided above as a critical context a. Thesis – compare and contrast, Common Core State Standards has been scourgedoppressed by, political methods including rhetoric to oppress the general public understanding of the subject. The public have struggled to understand what CCSS really is. Is CCSS a standard or a program? If you talk about a program then you are not talking about the standard. Thereby the debate is…

ethnicities, national origins and religions. Women, people with disabilities and families with children may also face barriers to their fair housing rights. For many families, discrimination in housing was brought to the forefront in the 1960s. In the United States before 1968, laws were not established to protect minorities from inequality and discrimination that occurred when attempting to purchase a house, or apartment. Thus, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, also referred to as Title VIII of…

Luther King.) His participation in the movements had led him to go to israel to live on a kibbutz(A farm). While in israel he was inspired to “take care of the weak” said Albert Ely who was on the kibbutz with Sanders. Once Sanders returned to the United States he started participating in more movements such as back-to-the-land (working as a union carpenter and freelance journalist.) and anti-Vietnam War act. He ran as an independent several times for Vermont governor which he was unsuccessful…