Illinois Senate

have reverted our nations election process to what it was originally. Celler and Bayh proposed that the president be elected by majority vote and the runner up would be vice president. Congress passed this proposal however, it was filibustered in the senate and died. (Koza, 128). In 2001, Professor Robert Bennett, claimed the state could allocate their electoral votes based on national popular vote, eliminating the need for a constitutional amendment. (Koza, 281). The most recent proposal is…

leader and therefore in charge of reconstruction. Having already been greatly opposed to Lincoln’s plans for reconstruction, when Johnson became President and brought his temperament, the Radical Republicans of the Senate immediately clashed with him. Having the majority in the Senate, they overruled nearly every one of his vetoes allowing for them to effectively control Federal Government, passing whatever bills they like. One such bill, The Tenure of Office Act, however, led to a chain of…

Does communism work? Most people would answer no to this question. However it's still being used in today's world. Communism is about everybody being equal, but that rarely happens. The government owns everything; therefore they have more than all the common people. Many people living in a communist country are oblivious to the fact the people in their government are prospering and they're living off abundance less. Animal Farm by George Orwell goes into the ideas of communism. A group of…

of Representatives and Senate, which identify their individual districts in their own state. The main role of this house is basically to vote and pass the laws. The arrangement and powers of the house are established in the United States constitution. Each U.S state is represented in the House in proportion to its population, which is measured in the Census, but every state of United States is thinking of one representatives. It is also known that to run the state…

industries that contributed to his campaign, like health professionals and insurance companies, most likely influenced his stance on this bill (OpenSecrets.org - James Lankford). Since Lankford has really strong Baptist roots, and because he won his Senate race largely thanks to the support of Christians, it makes sense that he would have supported and introduced this bill. By doing so, he was taking a stand against an act he believes to be wrong, while simultaneously appealing to his…

Making it an amendment creates a mandate that requires Congress to balance the budget. If the state legislators tried to go the Federal law route, I believe that is would not make it through the Senate and the House with enough votes. If it did somehow pass both the Senate and House, then it could be vetoed by the president. Currently, with the Article 5 clause the state legislators are only six states short of being able to enact the clause. That means if there are 34 state legislators…

‘The Australian Constitution is outdated and is in need of urgent reform’ Introduction The Australian constitution are a set of rules in which Australia is governed. It was drafted as a series of conventions which was held in the 1890s. The constitution was passed by the British Parliament as part of the Commonwealth of australia constitution Act 1900 which took effect on january 1 on 1901. The constitution are voted by the people in a series of referendums and created the composition of…

Presidency Politics and broken promises seem to go hand in hand in the publics eye. In Obama’s state of the union address many promises were made and for the most part they were kept. The president made references towards top issues like the economy, healthy care, and education. Obama’s speech followed through with a tone of understanding. He creates goals not just for himself but also for the people, he speaks of dropping out of school as being a fail on one self. Congress was put on the spot…

making permanent tax cuts for the benefit of American citizens. Sessions is also a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he is responsible for confirming federal judges who are dedicated to strictly following the law (“Senator Jeff Sessions”). He also serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he strongly supports installing major defense systems in Alabama. Sessions also serves on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which helps him create policies that reduce…

Thomas O’Neill “Tip O’Neill” Jr. was an American politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the U.S. He was a democrat and had a very heavy influence on the House of Representatives with his 34 years of service. He represented the Northern part of Boston, Massachusetts. He also served as Speaker of the House for 10 years (1977-1987) making him the second longest serving speaker. Thomas O’Neill was born in the area of North Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 9, 1912. He was the…