Congress

resulting controversies involving the commerce clause of the United States constitution which played a role in identifying congress commerce scope. The main starting point for the commerce clause jurisprudence is the United States constitution which stated that the congress had power and authority to regulate commerce in1824. In 1988, the interstate regulatory moved to congress for a more perfect union. The first case for the Supreme Court to deal with was the Gibbons versus Ogden in which Chief…

Government Ideas, Ancient and Modern Niccolò Machiavelli, or better known as the father of modern political theory, wrote the famous socio-political story “The Prince” during a dark time in his career. In 1512, the Medici family came back into power and the Florentine republic didn’t exist any longer. Machiavelli was removed from his position as diplomat and was charged with conspiracy charges, where he was arrested, tortured and exiled to his father 's estate outside Florence. There he will…

Boehner at dissolving gridlock. There are many reasons gridlock cannot be solved these include the fact that there is currently a Republican majority in the house, the design of Congress is slow, elites act under the rational choice theory and the unconventional rules and regulations in Congress. By looking at the makeup of Congress, the institutional design, elite behavior and unorthodox lawmaking, it will not be possible for Speaker…

Filburn kept exceeded the limit of how much wheat was allowed to be grown. The Secretary of Agriculture, Wickard, penalized and fined Filburn, but Filburn refused to pay saying that the AAA was unconstitutional because it was outside the scope of Congress’ powers in the Commerce Clause.…

Between many constitutions there are many differences and also their is some similarities. The two constitutions that have the most differences and similarities are the Iroquois and the United States Constitution. The Iroquois Constitution was written by a man named Dekanawidah; who was a Huron man known as “The Great Peacemaker.” Also it was written in the 15th to 16th century. The U.S. constitution was written by Jacob Shallus and then was brought forth during the Philadelphia Convention,…

Rehnquist, and O’Connor, addresses these issues. Burger holds that “the powers vested in the Comptroller General under § 251 violate the Constitution 's command that Congress play no direct role in the execution of the laws (Bowsher v. Synar, 1986, p. 736).” A concurring opinion, written by Stevens and joined by Marshall conclude that Congress is in violation of the Constitution, but they differ upon the reasons which this case is unconstitutional. Writing the dissenting opinions is Justices…

The legislative branch of the federal government has the difficult task of creating and implementing laws in health policy, among others. Stakeholders of health policy can be a vital source of information to Congress in the creation and implementation of health policy laws. Congress should gather information from key stakeholders prior to passing health policy laws in order to assess stakeholder conflict and ensure solutions are provided to these conflicts within health policy. Novick & Mays…

Defined as the national legislative body of a country, Congress is the key component to a successful representative democracy. Made up of two separate parts, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, Congress enacts the laws that we abide by daily. While the main job for America’s 100 Senators and 450 Representatives is to mandate what is legal, they often find themselves hopelessly advocating for themselves in an attempt to validate their own moral virtues. Since 1787, when the…

without formal legislative approval and those that require the consent of the Senate or of Congress as a whole” pursuant to the Article II of the Constitution (Wilson 370). As the head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, the President is responsible for appointing heads…

historical interpretation by enlightens them upon the background of an event in history that could often be left out of secondary documents that are meant to inform the reader upon a part of history. As example of this is Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress Regarding the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803) this primary document enlightens a person on the outturn that Jefferson was attempting to receive from Lewis and Clarks expedition to the western side of America. However the textbook fails to…