House of Representatives

. Here in the states, the topic as of late is the constitution; whether ratification of the document should happen, or whether it should not be ratified. The year is 1788 and the debate about the ratification of the U.S constitution is quite the topic among everyone including everyday citizens, in which everyone has an opinion on the topic, myself included. The U.S has the articles of confederation in place however, state delegates believed that the articles where weak, and something needed to…

the house is to be chosen and how it precedes over the people has been made known through Jefferson exerting, “I think a House so chosen, will be very illy qualified to legislate for the Union, for foreign nations, &c., yet this evil does not weigh against the good” (Jefferson). Jefferson depicts the way in which the house is chosen as an evil in the constitution and this opposition is bread because of the fact that it gives preference to the larger states from the smaller state. The House of…

checked by other parts of government. In order to maintain this balance, the House of Representatives, the Executive Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the American people check the Senate’s powers. The House of Representatives is required to vote on any legislation from the Senate. The Executive Branch has veto power on legislation and can call a special session of Congress. The Judiciary holds power over the Senate and House by stopping any unconstitutional legislation. Citizens…

The Congressional Electoral System The House of Deputies is composed of representatives directly elected by the people of the provinces, and of the City of Buenos Aires (Capital City). They are considered by the Constitution as constituencies of a single state, and by simple plurality of votes. The number of representatives is determined after each census (currently 257), and Congress can increase but not decrease the basis indicated for each deputy (33,000 inhabitants). Deputies hold office for…

Article 1 The Legislative Branch of the United States has a very important role in our government. The structure of our Congress is bicameral which means it has two chambers, a Senate and House of Representatives. Those are also the two parts of the Legislative Branch government. The Senate consists of one hundred members which means that there are two from each of the fifty states. Anyone can run for senate member as long as they meet the requirements. The person running for this office…

Legislative Branch consists of Congress which is the House of Representatives and the Senate. “The House of Representatives is made up of 435 elected members, divided among the 50 states in proportion to their total population”(www.thewhitehouse.com). “The Senate is composed of 100 Senators, 2 for each state”(www.thewhitehouse.com). The…

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…

In the United States, our Congress has two chambers which is referred to as a bicameral legislature. The two chambers consist of the House and Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 members and the Senate has 100 members. Permanent committees responsible for particular areas of public policy are known as standing committees. Most of the work that goes on in Congress is done through these committees which have their own subcommittees. There are also committees that deal with agriculture,…

Our founding fathers realized that the Articles of Confederation were greatly flawed, and took on the great responsibility to write a brand new Constitution from scratch. There were a few minor bumps along the way, resulting in three compromises. These three compromises were, The Great Compromise, the Three Fifths Compromise, and lastly the Executive Branch Compromise. The first issue people debated was how many votes should each state get in Congress. The two sides in the debate were the…

modify the bill in open session, namely markup, and elect whether to refer a bill to the whole house. To fully understand the process and weight the committee has, one must know the committees and their purpose. There…