Illinois Senate

written by Senator Leo Housakos and published earlier this year in the Montreal Gazette, talked about the Senate’s attempt to improve the connection between this parliamentary institution and the Canadian citizens. As stated in the article, the Senate tried to deepen the connection between citizens and the institution by cultivating a better communication amongst them. According to Senator Housakos, transparency and accessibility go hand in hand with good governance, meaning the main purpose…

when a congressperson introduces it into his or her chamber. Those who are members of the House of Representatives put it into the hopper which is a box made of mahogany. Senators don’t get a fancy box so they simply have to either hand it to the Senate Clerk or present it while doing a floor speech. The second step of the law making process is sending the bill to a committee in a form of a formal proposal. Bills are referred to a specific committee based on what their topic. Like a bill on…

of the government, which is the part of the government that makes laws. A senator's job is to represent the people living in his or her state in the United States Senate. Part of this job is to write and vote on new laws called bills. Kelly Ayotte is a republican United States senator for the state of New Hampshire. Elected into the senate in 2010, she is ranked as one of the most bipartisan senators and has been widely recognized for her commitment to finding common ground to solve problems and…

Congress has two leading legislative bodies: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Differences between the House and Senate are varied. This is due to the Founding Fathers intent to create a system of government that was both responsive to the needs of the people and yet careful in its policy development. There was also the need for checks and balances of power and policymaking within the government to avoid one body having more influence than the other. Similarities include both…

Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a bicameral body consisting of the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower body with 100 members, and the Senate of Virginia, the upper body with 40 members. The Speaker of the House, who is currently Howell William J. from Stafford County, leads the House of Delegates. Ralph Northam, the Lieutenant Governor, presides over the Senate. The General Assembly meets in Richmond, the capital of Virginia, in the Virginia State Capitol Building. They meet each year on the…

May to September yearly. The process known as conference takes place where the combine bill is passed by the House and Senate. In this process, leaders of both the House and Senate discuss the final version for every bill before approval by each chamber. The bill is sent to the president for his signature after the final appropriations bill passes both the House and the Senate, . The president may veto the bill and send it back to Congress or sign it into law. Federal agencies can execute…

A foreign policy is anything that takes place outside of the united states, Foreign affairs includes diplomacy, which is developing relationships with other countries. International trade, which is the selling of goods around the world and our militaries international interactions with foreign nations. the governments plan for dealing with issues, both foreign and domestic are known as policies. Some examples of Domestic policies include, no child left behind, medicare and medicate. However, a…

There are many roles in a governmental system that continue aid a body of people in functioning. Governments take different shapes and sizes in different places. There are government positions in countries and in schools, for example. And the most sought-after position, is president. Although both presidential positions in both school systems and the federal government have similarities ultimately, they are different in many ways. One of the main differences between the U.S president and a…

three or more separate parts, chambers or houses.The Bicameralism is made up by the senate and house. 2. Compare and contrast the various responsibilities and functions of the House and Senate. The house is more of bureaucracy they have the power to impeach the president. They also start the revenue taxes they are the foundation of the congress and has direct democracy. The house comes up with the idea and the senate…

Works, along with his many other previous accomplishments, demonstrated a strong background of leadership and public service. In 1996 the country held a special election to fill a lower chamber vacancy in Congress due to Ron Wyden’s departure to the Senate. Blumenauer won that election and was finally elected to the United States House of Representatives. Currently, Earl is Oregon’s 3rd district U.S Representative and his political affiliation aligns with the Democratic Party. He is now in the…