Legislature

Lawmaking Lawmaking requires a lot of strategical thinking and lawmakers consider many different elaborate opinions on how to create such laws and which ones to take into account. These opinions come from both interest groups and lobbyists. Both of these political groups have the overall goal of persuading the lawmakers to incorporate their ideas into the laws being created. They are able to do so with funds and access to information. They are both very influential over these important decisions…

The intuitional structure of congress is one key factor that helps shape the legislative process. Even if a associate of congress, the White House, or federal agency has spent months budding and drafting a piece of legislation, it does become a bill until it is submitted officially by senator or representative to the clerk of the House or Senate and referred to the appropriate committee for deliberation. When the hearings are completed, the subcommittee may meet to "mark up" the bill; that is,…

Matt Dababneh, former Chief of Staff to Congressman Brad Sherman, was elected to the California State Assembly in 2013. He represents the 45th Assembly District communities of Calabasas, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Encino, Hidden Hills, Northridge, Reseda, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, West Hills, Winnetka, and Woodland Hills. A fourth-generation Valley resident, Dababneh was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles. After he graduated from…

According to Arnold the logic of congressional action can be explained through examining the calculations, actions, and interactions of citizens, coalition leaders, and legislators. Arnolds theory assumes that members of Congress vigorously want to be re-elected. Henceforth since re-election is the dominant or threshold goal legislators consider this first and foremost before deciding what other legislative goals and policies to pursue. Arnold notes that Legislators decisions are partly…

Bills are presented to Congress more often than you think, but only ten percent actually become laws. It’s not an easy process to pass a bill and there are quite a few steps. All laws in the United States begin as bills. Anyone can draft a bill but only a member of Congress can introduce legislation in Congress. The member who introduces the legislation is called the bills’ “Sponsor”. The first action a committee takes on a bill is to place it on the committee calendar. The bill goes to the full…

The guest speaker that came to visit us and talk about what they did to become successful was Freddie Rodriguez. Freddie is a politician and a California State Assembly member representing the 52 district and represents the following cities Ontario, Pomona, chino, Montclair, part of Fontana He was born and raised in Pomona, served 7 years in city council while being a state assembly member he had a part time job which was emergency medical technician for 33 years. One important decision he makes…

In congress, all of the members participate in one or more congressional committee. In fact, there are four different types of congressional committees. These include the standing committees, the select committees, the conference committees, and lastly the joint committees. The purpose of the congressional committees is to “divide and conquer” the workload that the members of congress have as a whole. The congressional committees are helpful to reduce and “split” the workload between the Senate…

The president is a dominant force in forging policy making, because the framers when they were constructing the constitution gave the president under Acritical II Of the United States Constitution, the power to be Commander and Chief of the United States arms forces as well as chief diplomat. As Chief diplomat and the figure head of the nation the citizens expect the president to create laws and regulate laws in the greater beneficial of America foreign or domestic. But as important as the…

This political study will define the democratic principles of federalism, presidentialism, and parliamentary sovereignty in a comparison and contrast of the governments in the United States and in England. In the United States, the concentration of presidential is a unique part o democratic institutions, which relies on the three branches of government as a balance of power. More so, U.S. president must govern through the federal governing apparatus, which controls his power through the judicial…

Understanding the relationship between the president and congress is key in understanding American politics. Congress and the president cannot avoid engaging with one another, with a constitutional set up that demands they work together constructively. Congress has its roles to play in policy making as does the president. The president and congress are given certain powers in the constitution, that power is divvied up, so that neither one of these branches has too much power at one time (Fisher…