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are in useful furtherance of the express powers of Congress under the Constitution. This case established two important principles in constitutional law. First, the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national government. Second, state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government. On April 10, 1816, the Congress of the United States passed an act titled "An…

The issue for the Sara Bellum v. Barbara Wisdom dba Green Valley Landscaping, LLC case, is did Barbara Wisdom, as an owner of Green Valley, discriminate against Sara Bellum on the basis of age? Facts Plaintiff Sara Bellum is 55 years old and had worked at Green Valley Landscaping as a receptionist for 10 years before termination. Defendant Barbara Wisdom is the sole owner of Green Valley Landscaping LLC (hereinafter Green Valley). Green Valley employs 25 workers and its business activities…

This past 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…

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…

congressional delegation powers. The formal powers are a veto power that report to Congress on State of the Union. Commander in Chief power allows to send troops into conflict without declaration of war by Congress. Modern presidents have also taken a much more active role in setting the nation's policy agenda, and it is now expected that they will enter office with clear strategy and work with their party in Congress to pass legislation. The majority of controversial has been the president's…

According to Arnold the logic of congressional action can be explained through examining the calculations, actions, and interactions of citizens, coalition leaders, and legislators. Arnolds theory assumes that members of Congress vigorously want to be re-elected. Henceforth since re-election is the dominant or threshold goal legislators consider this first and foremost before deciding what other legislative goals and policies to pursue. Arnold notes that Legislators decisions are partly…

Barron v. Baltimore is a landmark case in that it is the first of its kind to ever be heard and decided, meaning that this case does not use any precedent, but is the case that sets the precedent for future cases. Within the decision, there is no ideological split in the vote and with Baldwin not participating the decision was a true unified conclusion. There are multiple implications for future cases, one being that cases can be brought to the Supreme Court, but that they are likely to not be…

pragmatists after that their concern is done, in regards to advise and consent. In contrast to my argument, we would wait for the senate to start the appointment process. Since the senate would have to advise and consent congress wouldn’t. U.S. v. Nixon, in a big picture shows that Congress at time can have more powers than then executive. Further, they…

Lobbying Paranoia: Military influence with Congress suffers from nebulous and ill-defined anti-lobbying rules that serve as figurative walls between Congress and the military. One anonymous Congressman summarized the problem, “Frankly, the anti-lobbying provisions as written are asine. If taken literally, Congress would be the loser. We need the services’ credible input.” Military officers limit their Congressional interaction for fear of their actions being interpreted as lobbying.…

Term Limits Why should congress have term limits? Simple. To get new ideas and people in and older, more generationally out-of-touch, out. Now sure, it’s always good to have some old wisdom to guide the younger, newer congressmen, it’s also good to have new people with new ideas for the ever-changing times we live in. I believe we as a nation need to vote and get congress to pass an amendment to the constitution for congressional term limits. The average age for congress is 59. That’s about…