Florida Legislature

Florida’s legislature comprises of 120 lawmakers in the lower house and 40 in the upper house, making a total of 160 legislators. The Washington House, on the other hand, is constituted of 98 lawmakers in the lower house and 49 in the upper house, making a total of 147. The two states also slightly differ in the length of their legislative bodies and the term limit for which a legislature can serve. In both states at the upper houses, the elected lawmakers have a term lasting two years; however, there is a limit of 4 terms in which one can serve in the upper legislative arm in Florida whereas such a limit does not exist in Washington. When it comes to the lower house, lawmakers in Florida have terms lasting either 2 or 4 years and there is…

The process in which Lawmakers meet to tackle issues regarding the state of Louisiana are done in the state capitol, Baton Rouge. As mentioned in the Louisiana.gov website, “The legislature is responsible for determining policy through the enactment of Laws, subject to federal and state constitutional restrictions” (Legislative branch). These laws can be statewide or confined to an area depending on the issue being dealt with. Policies such as Louisiana road projects may lead to Lawmakers…

This was due to the Florida Supreme Court 's decision to make a new election law, which only the state legislature may do under Article 3 section 6 of Florida’s Constitution. However, this leads back to the Legislative Branch and under Article 1 section one of the constitution. “All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.” Nevertheless, the Supreme Court used this Article to its advantage…

The Texas constitution was written in 1876 which was more than a century ago. During this time, Texas was still developing and is still growing today. The constitution has three limitations that can be considered in order for the constitution to be rewritten. Which include the length and organization, the bill of rights, and the legislative branch of the government. The constitution was written during the time when people had, the limitation of government powers, and limits on the legislatures…

In 1787, 55 men meet together to make a document to fix the government of the United States. All of the men were white and most were wealthy. The men gathered together to write a document that better explained the rules, who has power and what amount of power they have. The previous articles that had been written had left many details out so the men had to frame the declaration of independence so everyone knew the rules clearly. Federalism helped to protect against tyranny by appointing certain…

Amy Melissa McKay’s article, “The Power of Negative Lobbying,” discusses the inherent advantages negative lobbyists have in striking down new movements compared to proponents of promoting new legislation. This distinction emanates despite the typically large funding gap between the two groups. McKay calculates a ratio of about four lobbyists proposing new legislation being needed to counteract just one negative lobbyist. Some political scientists have asserted that the amount of conflict rising…

that are exactly the same (White House State and Local Government, n.d.). The Legislative Branch of the state government is made up of elected representatives. Part of their job is to consider issues that are introduced by its members in order to create legislation that will that will be turned into a law or issues that are discussed by the governor. The Legislative Branch also has the ability to accept the budget of a state and start tax legislation and articles that involve impeachment. The…

Public Administrators are often placed in a situation that requires them to practice discretion. By discretion, I am referring to the ability to decide and make important decisions, when instructions are not clear or given; on what is right and wrong in a particular situation. This goes back to Finer and Friedrich on how they believe public professionals should handle situations. Finer suggested that they should strictly follow the guidelines of the legislature. While Friedrich stated that they…

Government is formed by the party who holds the most seats in the House of Representatives and the leader of that party becomes the Prime Minister. Other ministers in the government form the cabinet and the Prime Minister and the cabinet together comprise the executive branch of government. Of course the members of the cabinet are also part of the parliament and so they also form part of legislature. Control is maintained, however, as the cabinet are responsible for their actions to the…

The Constitution is a living document that holds the basic set-up for the United States’ government and the laws by which citizens should abide. One of the main elements of the Constitution are its focus on the powers to limit the three branches’ powers. Specifically, the legislative branch’s limits are expanded upon greater than the judicial or executive branch. Another element that has grown from the Constitution is the expansion of presidential power due to special circumstances. The other…