Illinois Senate

made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate make up the Congress. The House of Representatives have specific powers assigned just for them. Some of these powers are if there is a tie within the Electoral College for President the House can pick the President and the House also has the power to impeach (throw out of office) any federal official. The senate also has its own powers. The senate has the power to confirm any Presidential…

our nation. Congress does play a big role in our government. But which position carry more power or are they equal? Congress is made up of 535 people, 100 from the U.S. Senate and 435 from the House of Representatives. The qualification for each are different but they are very from are kind of similar. To be in the U.S. Senate you must be “30 years of age, a citizen of the United States for 9 years, and at the time of election, be a resident of the state” (Tim…

parts, or houses, of Congress are the House of Representatives and the Senate. Members of the Senate serve six-year terms so that they can enjoy some independence from the day-to-day opinions of voters. In contrast, members of the House serve two-year terms. As a result, they have to face the voters much more often. In this way, the framers tried to balance the independence and thoughtfulness of the…

differences between the Senate and the House of Representatives are serving time after the members have been elected. Senators are elected to six year terms, members of the House are elected for two years term. There is no limit to the number of the members of either chamber of the conference that can be used. Perhaps because they are short term, House representatives were more likely to be re-elected senator. The requirements are different for elected House of Representatives and the Senate.…

laws, and serving the needs of their constituents. In lawmaking, only in the Senate, bills go up for discussion, and a senator can get his time to speak, and during this time, that senator can talk about whatever he wants to. Some senators, who are against a certain bill, become what people call a filibuster. A filibuster is a senator who gets his turn to speak, and keeps going on and on and on and on so that the Senate never gets to have the discussion about the bill. A filibuster can talk…

office. In our text book it is defined as “…a degree of control over about 200 states agencies” (Champagne, Harpham 222). This power gives the governor such a great advantage because even though the people he picks have to also be approved by the senate, they do not meet with them right away. This could be one of the most important powers that the governor has access to. Those…

In American history, impeachment is a rare case, with only 3 U.S. Presidents, Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton having gone through the impeachment process. In Jewish history, Moshe was “impeached” by God, and albeit different circumstances, was put through a similar process. To be impeached is to accuse or charge a public office holder, or in Moshe’s case, a leader, with a crime. Although only 2 U.S. presidents have been impeached; 17 other federal officials have been successfully…

best Law School in the United States, and get the J.D. degree. Ellis was the member of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2004 till now. The committee has a broad jurisdiction relating to federal criminal law, human rights, immigration law, Internet privacy etc. In order to became a member, one need to master in Law. Another primary responsibility of the Committee is to conducting hearings prior to the Senate votes on confirmation of federal judges…

In the U.S. Constitution it features the provision of three branches of government. These branches are to create a better and stronger federal government. The three branches of government all have their own jobs to uphold as well but because they all have these jobs a rule had to be made so that they all had equal power. So the framers of the constitution create a system so that one branch could not over rule another; this system was called checks and balances. The first branch is the Executive…

Publius makes the argument in the federalist papers that congressional term limits are not too long, and are the proper length. He makes this argument specifically in Federalist 53. He rebukes the argument that annual elections lead to tyranny by demonstrating that states that hold elections every two 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…