Illinois Senate

The key candidates of the 2-16 presidential election are Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz. Hillary Clinton was First Lady to her husband, Bill Clinton, for 8 years, a Senator for 8 years, and the US state secretary for 4 years. Bernie Sanders was Mayor of Burlington for 8 years, a representative in the US House of Representatives for 16 years, and a US Senator for 10 years. Donald Trump has no background in politics, but his success in business gives him a…

"HIRING NOW." How often do we see a "HIRING NOW" sign? Ever since the decrease of jobs in America the congress has being presenting possible ways to create more jobs. In her recent post about unemployment, Marcela S. Kreiter, mentions that, " about 37.7 percent of the unemployed have been out of work for at least 27 weeks-- the long-term unemployed-- and number 3.9 million individuals" (The Issue: Extended Unemployment Benefits-- When will the congress Act?, 2014). The news channels itself have…

Although in more modern history it may seem like electoral votes are already set in stone, that is not always true. In fact, there are various factors that contribute to the overall outcome of both the nomination of a candidate, and subsequently, the presidential election. Furthermore, in a presidential campaign, candidates must maintain awareness about state primaries and caucuses (“Presidential Campaigns”). Both state primaries and caucuses are a means of choosing their presidential…

The first step of the process is to address the priority of the specific individual. There are three distinctions of priority currently in use as according to the United States Citizenship and Immigration services: priority one, “cases that are identified and referred to the program by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, a United States Embassy, or a designated non-governmental organization”; priority two, “groups of special humanitarian concern identified by the US refugee…

branch consists of two parts: The House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is composed of members that were elected by the people from their home state, and it consisted of the number of people living there. Then the Senate is composed of two members from each state who are elected by the House of Representatives. Actually, the House of Representatives can be described as the democrats and the senate as the republicans due to their similar ideas. In this branch,…

is doing what they are supposed to be doing. ‘For example, Congress can enact laws, but the president has veto power over congressional acts. The Supreme Court has the appoints the justices of the Supreme Court, with the advice and consent of the Senate.’ (34) Everything always has to check and balance so nothing goes wrong. That is something that is done in our every day lives so it really should be an easy concept for this country. The Supreme Court is able to declare presidential actions…

Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlin & The Great Depression by Alan Brinkley is all about the journey of two men during the Great Depression and the overwhelming rise to success. Huey P. Long was a Senator from the swamp state, Louisiana; while Charles E. Coughlin was a Catholic priest from Detroit. The two were from vastly different parts of the country, but they both became two of the most successful leaders in politics during this time period. In all honesty, I did not enjoy this…

This branch is a little different. While the Executive and Legislative branches are elected by people, the judicial is appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate. Executive: The President; the President 's Cabinet, Presidents of the United States, Order of Succession. The official branch of Government ensures that the laws of the United States are come. The President of the United States is the pioneer of…

will be analyzing is the YouTube video, “Senator Elizabeth Warren: I stand with Planned Parenthood”. The video was uploaded to YouTube on August 3, 2015, and it in on the Senators personal YouTube channel. In the video Senator Warren addresses the senate floor about the defunding of Planned Parenthood, she discusses how republicans have been trying for years to defund Planned Parenthood and reasons that defunding Planned Parenthood is wrong. Her main point is that Planned Parenthood takes care…

seriously as a presidential candidate. At times Dole received little coverage compared to her competitors. This was a stark contrast compared to the large amount of coverage of Clinton’s “listening tour” considering Clinton was only considering a run for Senate. Both women dealt with typical coverage of female candidates including coverage of their clothing and appearance. For the most part, though, Dole’s candidacy was taken seriously by the media. The Clinton campaign was treated as more of a…