Gridlock

The powers of the President are listed in Article two, Section two of the Constitution and unlike the powers granted to Congress, the list of Presidential powers are short and vague. Before the original thirteen states declared independence from Britain, they were colonies ruled over by King George III. Although the colonists were taxed, they had no one to represent their needs in British parliament. This taxation without representation was a key factor in provoking the American Revolution,…

the US House (GOP) and the Senate (Democrat), productivity is, in fact, at an all-time low (Scott, 2014) . Since the Great Recession, the national gridlock has promoted what is known as the Metropolitan Revolution where localities are taking back some of the power the national government once took from them. Even though they agree that there is gridlock, Bowman and Kearney argue that this is a voluntary shift of power from the top to the bottom; however, Katz and Bradley paint a very different…

the Society of Environmental Journalists, Mark Harris. In addition, I quoted Amy Biegelsen from her article called “America’s Looming Burial Crisis”. My last resource I used was another article from The New York Times called "City Cemeteries Face Gridlock." written by a reporter named Marc Santora. I plan to use information from the Federal Trade Commission and more statistical based resources. These resources will be more useful for learning about my topic because this research will show the…

oppression in the original countries and coming to our country to escape poverty and improve their lives, immigration has been an ever controversial issue. In the past years, we have experienced and witnessed first hand the direct consequence of gridlock within Congress, a mother to the failure to address this ever pressing issue. As seen through the 2016 presidential election, there has been a stark division between immigration policies on both parties, ranging from building a wall and…

political gridlock. The corruption basically made it so that the legislatures would have the true say while the people were excluded. Furthermore the senate was originally designed to determine matters of trade and defense on a federal level. This insinuated that the power to control the states was left to the state and local level governments. By having state legislatures, the power that should've been in the hands of the people was placed i the hands of the federal government as well. The…

Gun Violence Assault rifles should be banned. Statistics of how many people have died from gun violence, 1999-2011. Inserting image... �What Is Gun Violence� Gun violence is when someone uses a gun on another person. Not all gun violence is considered criminal. Criminal violence includes homicide (unless its justifiable), assault with a deadly weapon, and suicide, or attempted suicide depending on the state. Non-criminal gun violence includes accidental or…

and cons of the two party system are very similar to the pros and cons of having Congress one party and the President a different party. While a two party system helps keep a balance of power and more evaluation of legislations, it also creates gridlock, delays and unwillingness to compromise. Officials often believe that have to vote the party line or perhaps the way of their money…

groups. Having these groups separate allows legislation to be agreed on by all types of people instead of those of a singular thought set or party. This system allows only the important and well agreed on legislation to pass but it can also lead to gridlock and infighting between the groups as they each wish to bring their own objectives into politics. Another reason why the Presidential system is stable is that there are multiple layers of checks and balances used in order to keep the…

All things aside, whatever comes out of this election cycle, there will be action done towards the issue of illegal immigration. We must not ignore the needs of the people residing in this country, be it citizens or undocumented. The needs of the citizens should be addressed; therefore, there should be more done for the protection at our southern border from unknown people and the drugs that could be brought. However, this does not undermine the needs of the contributing undocumented population;…

The United States Congress is often described with two words: unproductive and unpopular. As Congress’s approval ratings continue to plummet it has become evident that gridlock plays a major role in voter’s feelings towards congressional productivity. Many voters are beginning to worry that Congress is more broken than ever due to the fact that it seems as if it is unable to make even the smallest bipartisan decisions anymore (NBC News). Congress is appearing to seem dysfunctional to the…