Legislature

The new Constitution decided and ratified by a majority of these states of America must be brought forth to bring a need of orderly conduct and laws under a federal government to the people of this nation, a new framework of governance that must be a republican type of government for these states. The new system of governance must be able to provide a more effective means of management. The previous “Articles of the Confederation” did not arrange for an effective government for this young nation…

Proposition 50 was the only California state proposition on the primary ballot last June. Due in part to current law, while the suspension of public officials can occur, the consequences of loss of salary and/or benefits are non-existent, allowing for corruption to pervade their position without consequence. Corruption in the service of the public should never be acceptable practice and no public servant should be allowed to get away with a lack of ethics. Proposition 50 addresses the issue of…

It consists of Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate) and state legislatures. Laws are created at both the federal and state levels, in the same instance states are required to abide by federal laws. Legislative officials are elected into their respective positions. Representatives are elected by constituents from their…

nurse in advocating for health care policies. It will further analyze a political issue (i.e. abortion), presenting both sides of the issue; for and against. After that provides an opinion on the selected political issue and write a letter to the Legislature regarding the same. Part 1 Legislative Process The government and citizen’s rights are encompassed around three branches of government who work separately, but also together to assure protection and effectiveness (U.S. House of…

passed by committee, they get additions that inexperienced legislatures did not catch. Some of those bills were written by lobbyist and they just get past along and become laws. Term limits in California did not prevent career politicians, because the politicians just do office hopping. There is limited expertise in the legislative branch so there are bad committees and poor oversight of state agencies. The term limits did not give the legislatures enough time to gain experience (Jacobs, P.…

Florida’s legislature comprises of 120 lawmakers in the lower house and 40 in the upper house, making a total of 160 legislators. The Washington House, on the other hand, is constituted of 98 lawmakers in the lower house and 49 in the upper house, making a total of 147. The two states also slightly differ in the length of their legislative bodies and the term limit for which a legislature can serve. In both states at the upper houses, the elected lawmakers have a term lasting two years; however…

“The Supreme Court held, with considerable disagreement, that the federal 18-year-old voting age requirement is valid for national elections, but not for State or local elections.” The Checks and Balances worked very well in this case. The Legislative branch made the law to where all voting age was 18-years-old in National, State, and local elections. The Executive branch enforced the law, and then the Judicial branch interpreted and checked the law and ended up sending it back. The Justices…

An Interest Group is an “organization whose members have a common cause for which they seek to influence public policy, without seeking political control. Their primary activities are lobbying the members of legislative bodies through contribution to political parties working to elect sympathetic or pliable politicians, and conducting covert or open propaganda campaigns” ("What Is an ...Meaning"). Lobbyists are appointed by interest groups, and paid to influence politicians to vote in their…

(Eastin, 2017). For future, APRNs has to get involved in grass roots level of action center and Texas CNAP to fight until the law of APRN independent practice authority is passed. Also, send a personalized letter to the chairman of the state legislature to support the bill (HB1415/SB681) to remove barriers to APRN practice ( Eastin, 2017). The letter should…

states who wish to get as much say as the much larger ones, but the needs of the many come before the needs of the few. If there are more people in a state, then they should get more say. This is why the Federalist “Virginia Plan” has a bicameral legislature, that is, two houses to make the laws. In each of these houses, the number of representatives from each state is determined by its population. This system is fairer for all involved. Another debatable point is the Anti-Federalist stance on…