36th United States Congress

contraception, and is given a 100% by the NRLC indicating a pro-life voting record (James Inhofe on Abortion). This is fitting for him, considering that he represents Oklahoma, one of the top 10 conservative states in the country (Newport, 2015). In part this is because it’s a very religious state, with 66% of adults saying that religion is important to them (Lipka and Wormald, 2015). As a result of this, there are only 5 abortion…

Preserving and strengthening the position of the United States when it makes treaties or sends ambassadors abroad is practicing foreign policy. The United States is an independent and sovereign country that requires the protection of that sovereignty as the priority duty of its foreign policy. The Constitution created the institutions to serve “the separate and equal station to which the Law of Nature and of Nature’s God entitles them” (Declaration of Independence of the U.S) as the central…

and every bill has to pass to the Queen for consent. -Members of Parliament sit in the House of Commons are elected by the general public in five years, whereas members of the House of Lords are appointed by Queen. -Parliament is sovereign in the United Kingdom as it can make or unmake any law and no one can question its validity, which held in Pickin v Britain Railway Board (1974). -Before a bill can become a legislation, it must be drafted on a green paper to collect comments from interested…

While interviewing Dylan McKinnon, a second year law student at the University of Iowa, I gained knowledge about the subject field and domain of law school and how it prepares students to emerge into the law field after graduation. I found Dylan during his office hours in the Pappajohn Business Building on the third floor on Friday afternoon. His office was poorly decorated with the only item on his desk being a laptop. The room seemed much too big for the minimal space that he was using but the…

The Washington Post has reported that President Trump’s aid Omarosa Manigault has found herself in the middle of an arugment with a longtime White House reporter, April Ryan of the American Urban Radio Networks. It is being reported that during the argument, Manigault “physically intimidated her during that argument, while in the West Wing. Ryan suggested that the intimidation by the former “Apprentice” could have caused the Secret Service to become involved. Ryan and Manigault used to be…

This paper will consider the functions, limitations, and purpose of the executive power in the United States with particular focus on executive orders, war powers, and implied powers. The President holds several additional duties, some of which are based on tradition and not directly listed in the Constitution and those too will also be analyzed and discussed. The U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court cases, and academic journals are sources that will be referred to in distinguishing and defining the…

weapon that Unions and employees have to convince employers to meet their demands when it comes to improved wages, working conditions and hours. Due to employees striking, employers are in some cases forced to use permanent replacement workers. Should Congress step in and outlaw the use of permanent replacements during strikes? Some are in agreement with employers stating that if they are not able to replace the striking workers they, the employer, could face financial hardship; even go out of…

on the legislature decreases, thus resulting in a complete lockdown of the governments ability to create new laws. This problem is still happening today and may be very evident especially with the election that just occurred. The past eight years, Congress has done short of nothing ultimately resulting in “one of the least productive sessions on record (WashingtonPost)”. Could this least productive session be due to the fact that the Congressmen and other people holding office just didn’t know…

processes (Pinnell, Lecture, 29 Aug). Congress, also known as the Legislative Branch, has two parts: the Senate and House of Representatives. They come together to discuss what bills to form and make sure that those bills can become laws. The Judicial Branch, known as the highest court of this country, is responsible for interpreting laws, and to make sure that the laws are constitutional. The last branch, the Executive Branch is managed by the President of the United States, who is responsible…

The president and Congress have often fought over who should have more control. Right now, the president 's power is on the rise, as exemplified by the increase in implementation of executive agreements and subsequently, the disintegration of the Senate 's power to sanction treaties. This change has created adversative impacts: not just has foreign policy power been progressively packed in the executive office, however Congress ' capacity to direct and audit the president 's activities has…