Congress

Oleszek (2011) defines oversight as some form of legislative “supervision” or “watchfulness” of delegated authority to executive branch entities and officials. It is an implicit constitutional obligation of the Congress. According to Oleszek (2011) there is a large number of overlapping purposes associated with oversight. They can be divided into three basic types; programmatic, political, and institutional (Oleszek, 2011). Programmatic purposes include such objectives as investigating waste,…

report of the Annapolis Proceedings of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government Acts of the commissioners to remedy failures in the federal government. These acts saw the legislative bodies of the participating states as well as the Congress of the Confederation and the executive powers of the other states. In them it was recommended to convene a new convention - specifying date and place: "in Philadelphia, the second Monday of May" - to discuss specifically what changes were…

women and minorities as congresspersons. Increasing the diversity in Congress is an important goal, both because having descriptive representation increases people’s confidence in Congress, as well as because having more diverse backgrounds and personal experiences in Congress increases the diversity of bills that are introduced on the floor (Schildkraut, Sept. 22). Currently – thanks to recent attempts to increase diversity in Congress –20 percent of congresspersons are women, while 8.9 percent…

The Second Continental Congress was so important because it had all thirteen colonies represented and George Washington was selected to head the army in Boston. In 1776, the publication of Common Sense was released to the general public. Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet to show…

Congress of Vienna was an assembly of 5 powers of the continent(British, French, Prussia, Austria, Russia) , held from Sept-1814 to June 1815 to discuss the state of Europe and how to deal with the aftermath of Napoleonic wars. The aim of the assembly was to create balance of power among the European Empires to avoid future wars in the continent. This summit successfully maintained peace among these Empires for 40 years . It was only after 99 years an all-out war took place involving the…

“necessary and proper clause” Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution states that Congress has the power to “make laws which shall be necessary and proper for the carrying into execution the forgoing powers. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution basically specifies the power that congress can have in detail. It also states that the power of law making and tax imposing must be uniform through the whole United State. Congress shall have “the power to collect taxes, duties, imposts and…

There are roughly _4000_ political action committees (PACs) in the United States. Congress's strength as a policymaking institution includes its ability to represent a wide range of interests, capacity for compromise and negotiation, responsiveness to local interests. Economic groups have an advantage over non-economic groups because they have greater access to financial resources About 90% percent of all PAC contributions go to the incumbents. According to James Madison, the source of most…

Congress Article Response The case for Congress consists of two major arguments. Lobbying does not have a large of an effect as many presume and that congress was meant to be slow and deliberate for a reason. Although some members of Congress can sometimes be swayed by interest groups, they usually put the wants of their constituents at the forefront of their priorities, as the happiness of their voting base determines whether or not the representative will keep his or her job. Even if…

In the controversial question over who runs congress, the definitely answer would be the legislators; instead it is a battle between the constituents and the lobbyists. The answer to that question seems obvious depending on who is answering; constituents believe that lobbyist is the muppet masters and lobbyists believe that constituents are agenda blockers to their special interests. However, legislators tend to straddle the fence depending on which side is more beneficial at the moment. Is…

attempted to organize the loyalists and offered incentives such as freedom to colonial slaves in return for service. To remedy this, the Continental Congress passed the Tory Act, which declared that loyalists who worked against the colonial cause should be disarmed and that any who were dangerous should be kept in safe custody. The Continental Congress was clear that the loyalists should not be treated poorly, but anti-loyalist sentiment was extremely high. In some areas, suspected loyalists…