Congress

The constitution in article I, section 8, clause 3 gives congress the power to ‘’ regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among several States, and with the Indian Tribes”. Commerce clause can be defined in the constitution as any business or commercial exchanges in any forms between citizens of different states which includes social communication between citizens of different states by telephone or radio, and person from one state to another for either business or pleasure. It was created to…

library of congress is an agency that serves as the research library for congress. It is meant to provide information to the legislative process. The library of congress was established on April 24, 1800. The purpose of the Library of congress is to serve congress and give them information. However the Library of Congress also serves other federal agencies as well as people such as scholars by providing them with information. The head of the Library of Congress or the acting Librarian of…

The Legislative Branch is also known as the Congress, which includes the House of Representatives and the Senate. The main duties of these two groups is to make the laws which include passing laws, originating spending bills through the House of Representatives, impeaching officials through the Senate and approving treaties also through the Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 members each state having a different number of representative based solely on the number of people living in…

United States congress is a bicameral legislature with a lower chamber known as the House of Representatives and the higher being known as the Senate. Congress men and women have various rights and privileges to help them serve the nation the best way possible. Congress checks on the courts and on the President. The constitution gives very broad powers to the congress “All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the United States” (Politics in America) The founding…

Victoria Dochoghlian Poli Sci 137BW Prof. Uhlaner November 5, 2015 Are the Representatives “Like Us” in the U.S. Congress? “Stand for” representation, means a descriptive or symbolic representative that stands for someone or something. In descriptive representation there is the idea of representing a group of people and governing for them, two very different theories. Representing descriptively means to proportionally and characteristically represent the population they stand for, and to…

Mr. President, it has come to my attention that Congress is considering impeachment due to your refusal to enforce certain provisions of several laws signed by previous presidents. As a domestic affairs advisor to your office, I have particular arguments you can use to defend yourself, the Office, and ultimately avoid impeachment. The arguments that will be discussed in this memo are to be used when you address the country to explain your position. In the oath of the president of the United…

I think that congress has the most power. I have three reasons of why i believe that congress has the most power. Reason number 1: the people of each state have to vote for 2 people to go into congress. Reason number 2: the people of congress are in charge of maintaining the military and making money, etc. reason number 3: the third and final reason that i believe that congress has the most power is because if the people of congress present a law to the [resident and the president vetoes that…

Understanding the relationship between the president and congress is key in understanding American politics. Congress and the president cannot avoid engaging with one another, with a constitutional set up that demands they work together constructively. Congress has its roles to play in policy making as does the president. The president and congress are given certain powers in the constitution, that power is divvied up, so that neither one of these branches has too much power at one time (Fisher…

unicameral congress, with representation based on population, and members serving long six…

What ought to be the proper role of Congress in Strategic Intelligence? When addressing what Congresses role should be a quick understanding of what Congress currently does for intelligence. Congress monitors and regulates intelligence programs and authorizes and appropriates funds. Basically, Congress is in a position to monitor the intelligence community to ensure that funds are not misappropriated, regulate intelligence programs, and spying is not conducted on American citizens. However,…