Congress

Mayhew, in Congress: The Electoral Connection, “The Electoral Incentive,” describes a seat in congress as a “congressional career, [offering] good pay and high prestige” (Mayhew 2004, 14-15). In order to keep that career, those in congress must continuously run for reelection, thus forming the “electoral connection.” To be ale to achieve reelection, a congressman must secure voters, and to secure voters he must give these voters what they want. Through this method, congressmen can keep their…

government and influenced Paine’s formulation of government. Paine argued that each colony should be divided into districts and each district would send delegates to Congress. The president would then be elected by the Congress (99). The idea behind electing the president by the Congress would seek to make the president subject to the Congress. This gives the president far less power than if they were their own independent branch of government. This thought of giving a legislature elected…

head of the nation the citizens expect the president to create laws and regulate laws in the greater beneficial of America foreign or domestic. But as important as the president is in policy making. It has to share its power with the United States Congress. They have a symbiotic relationship in where both departments of Executive and Legislative branches have to work together in-order to create policies domestically and…

The President of the United States is elected to a four-year term by electors from every make up Congress. The citizens of each state vote for electors who then vote for the president on the prescribed day, selected by Congress. “According to Maier, Pauline, Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788, Executive Orders are legally binding orders given by the President, acting as the head of the Executive Branch of Federal Administrative Agencies. They are not legally binding on…

of the most important parts of U.S history. Americans perceived that the Articles of Confederation had to be changed. The Articles gave Congress for all intents and purposes no power to direct local issues, no power to charge and no power to control business. Without the needed power, Congress needed to rely upon money related commitments from the states. Congress had no cash to pay troopers for their administration in the Revolution War. Later, the Constitutional Convention was called to…

Judicial). A. One strength of one of the three branches of government. The major strength of Congress is its ability to make laws. No law can be proposed, let alone passed, without the consent of Congress. This means that Congress has the sole authority, for example, to impose taxes and to allocate money for spending. Presidents may have big plans and important proposals, but only Congress has the power to make these plans into actual laws. B. One weakness of one of the three…

The budget proposal includes all supporting information intended to persuade Congress of the necessity and value of the budget requirements. In addition, each federal executive department and independent agency provides additional detail and supporting documentation on its own funding requests. This first process is called President’s…

In one wanted to cause a heated debate, all they must do is mention Congress and its inefficiency. Many venture to take a guess as to why it is so inefficient, citing the individual members or the design itself. However, an overwhelming amount of American citizens are unaware of the fact that the inefficiency they complain about is actually how the government is supposed to function. One of the major criticisms of government inefficiency is of the members themselves, regular people are tired of…

A virus is spreading through the western world, coming up from the south it sneaks over borders. It is a silent attacker infecting many without them even noticing until it is too late. Zika virus generates a major health concern for the United states, and the United States should take precautions to insure the safety of its people. Originally discovered in Africa Zika is a virus that has been known for a while now but just recently has become a danger to the United States and its citizens…

hundred thirty years, the United States of America has thrived on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as set forth in the Declaration of Independence. It is these same values which American voters attempt to illuminate, keep, and prolong. Congress, however, can create laws which block those same values our founders laid down. America’s job is to prevent that from happening by electing people to represent them in government. The people vote for those whom they think will best represent…