Congress of Vienna

The process by which the Congress overrides the President’s veto is called a veto override. This essentially means that the President’s word is not final or law. A veto override happens more commonly than one would think. For every 18 presidential vetoes, one will be overridden. This means that roughly .05% of all presidential vetoes are overridden which may not seem like a large number, however it is when things are put into perspective. The very first successful veto override occurred on March…

world market. The founders needed a way to convey this to the citizens of the United States and make them interested in helping to make the country they were forming great. By incorporating into the Constitution the duties and work schedule of the Congress, they could persuade citizens into helping with the decision making process. By allowing them to vote and run for office,…

1776 was written by renowned author David McCullough and retells the events of the American Revolution. The book closely follows George Washington as he commands the American army through the hardships that they faced in these times. Both Washington and his soldiers dealt with harsh conditioning which lead to low morale. This sense of overall gloom contributed to the departing of many of the soldiers in the war and some even took weapons or other trinkets of war as collateral for their time…

The Republic of India perpetuates an apprehension of threats on a daily basis. Neighboring or nearby countries, such as: China, Russia, Pakistan, and Iran, all pose deliberate peril to the economy, political stability, and military focal point of this rising world power. Amid constant global struggles for many nations to remain buoyant, India’s economy and infrastructure have shown a consistent, yet dramatic increase of substantial margins annually. India occupies a great dynamism that…

the federal government to become more efficient than the recent government under the Article of Confederation, they were also published and ratified the ten natural rights of the citizens known as the Bill of Rights. In the Bill of Rights of the Congress, the Second Amendment, which infers that the people of the society has been entitled to have possessions of bearing weapons; although, in the modern society of today, where the amendment has become the most controversial of the Bill of Rights,as…

skyrocketed by 79%, while inflation was up only 27%. However, since the start of our nation, education was thought to be a fundamental part of our society for the welfare and protection of the general public. The Land of Ordinances of 1785 was when Congress did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation of the population of the United States, while the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was an act implementing the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which it…

the Constitution. Facts: In May 1934, one year after the Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States, which stated that the President cannot pass a policy without Congress giving the president any mandated options to choose from, Congress passed a joint resolution in regards to the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia. Congress gave the president a list of options in regards to what he could do to either support the war or remain neutral towards the war. The options were limited to…

because it was an unconstitutional action. They claimed that the action was unconstitutional because it violated the non-delegation doctrine of Article I Section 1 of the U.S Constitution. The case reached the Supreme Court where the Court found that Congress…

taking the oath on the Bible is a non-secular practice. 2. The most notable of this backlash coming from Dennis Prager, who commented “insofar as a member of Congress taking an oath to serve America and uphold its values is concerned, America is interested in only the Bible. If you are incapable of taking an oath on that book, don’t serve in Congress. B. “The government’s action must not result in an “excessive government entanglement” with religion.” (SCOTUS) Using religious texts to swear…

vote) It also gave them electoral college votes(3). 24: Section 1: This was passed during the height of the Southern racism era. It banned taxes on voting/ obscure requirements and reassured United States citizens the right to vote. Section 2: The Congress has the power to enforce this…