House of Representatives

Robert Yates wrote a letter to the federal congress concerning the freedom of people’s rights being stifled by the relatively small amount of representatives that are elected. He believed this form of organization would eventually lead to a tyrannical or monarchal government. Robert Yates was born January 17,1738 in Schenectady, New York and became a figure who was known for his views on the rights of the people. He studied law in New York with William Livingston and became admitted to the New…

In this article, Presidential candidate, Donald Trump’s views on congressional term limits are made known. Trump has publicly announced that he would like to give a limit for both sections of Congress. He would like to make the House of Representatives have a 3 term limit of 2 years each and the Senate with a length of 2- 6 year terms. He voices his reasoning on the topic, saying that it will end government corruption if we have a change and that it would put an end to the “economic stagnation”…

President of United States of America on March 4, 1829 and served two terms until March 3, 1837. During this time frame, Mr. Jackson completely revolutionized the Presidency of the United States by winning the popular vote, and by being the direct representative of the common man (Frey, Marc and Todd Davis the New Big Book of US presidents, Philadelphia: Running, page 37). Throughout his life and his Presidency, Andrew Jackson was not only known as a man with a fiery temper, but also known…

although it is not a physical object. It is a concept that runs on forever and never truly stops. Most importantly though, it provides a limit in which one can hold a governmental position. With the grasp of time, the a chairperson from the House of Representatives hold a chair for two years, and then are up for reelection. Meanwhile, a member from the Senate remains a time span of six years, before a reelection occurs. Although, both may run on a different period of time, they do have one thing…

Growing up, I believed that president of the United States was given ultimate power in the white house and made all decisions regarding the governing of the unites states. However after reading further into the constitution, it is evident that congress is given much more power than the president has. This seems to be something that is overlooked, especially…

1. a) Just as a democracy should be, Congress is empowered by the people. The House of Representative members have always been elected by the people and as of 1913 when the Seventeenth amendment passed, so is the Senate. In the Constitution, Congress is given specific powers called enumerated powers that are appointed only to this part of the government. Also in Section 1 Article 8 is the elastic clause. This clause gives Congress the power make any necessary and proper laws to carry out its…

delivered a speech to both Houses of Congress and the world announcing that the new Affordable Care Act would require businesses to provide contraception in addition to basic health insurance to all of its employees. Mixed feelings spread across the nation, and it became clear that the act was either a step towards improving standard of living, or an infringement of religious beliefs that could not be tolerated. According to the same statement released from the White House, the medical…

States. This means that any member of congress can not occupy another office in the federal government. In Parliament, the House of Commons decides nearly everything about the government. In the United States, the House of Representatives and the Senate are equally as powerful and are constantly checking and limiting each other. Everyone in the Senate and House of Representatives are elected and can only stay in office a certain amount of…

years, such as South Carolina during that period, seem to have a sufficient amount of liberty. Publius argues that a term length in the House of Representatives of two years is sufficiently long before re election. Holding biennial congressional elections, publius argues, is not a problem,. Firstly, the House would have limited powers because of the term length. House members couldn’t introduce legislation that would take years to get through…

(Jacobs, P. 1990). The California term limits were changed in 2012 by Proposition 28. The new law would only apply to those elected for the first time after 2012. It stated that people could be in office for a total 12 years, that could be in either House or just one. That law helps the people in the Assembly to gain experience and stay there for twelve years, not the original six, and the Senate to gain experience since now they can be in office…