Member of Congress

we can have more diverse representation. I know we would pay higher taxes but I am willing to pay higher taxes for more representation in the House. The House is based on population but I will not expand to 1,000 members maybe expand at least 750 members. Because of this, the House members can be closer to their…

In the United States, our Congress has two chambers which is referred to as a bicameral legislature. The two chambers consist of the House and Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 members and the Senate has 100 members. Permanent committees responsible for particular areas of public policy are known as standing committees. Most of the work that goes on in Congress is done through these committees which have their own subcommittees. There are also committees that deal with agriculture,…

SW1 Abuse of Presidential Power The abuse of presidential powers have been getting worse and worse over the years. Some say that what the president does is constitutional, some say it’s not. Really, it’s all on how the Constitution is interpreted. For example, the Watergate Scandal that Nixon pulled, or even Obama having open borders and not deporting illegal immigrants. Presidents are destroying and re-writing what Presidents in the past worked so hard to accomplish. The Constitution was…

Article of Confederation vs the Constitution of 1789 The Article of Confederation is the first that was created by the Continental Congress as a guide to govern the 13th colonies in June the 11th, 1777, following the independent from the British empire in July the 4th, 1776, John Dickinson, a delegate from Delaware, wrote the drafted. It allowed congress to declare war, create alliances, appoint military officers and foreign ambassadors. It did not, however, give them the authority to impose…

said to have been passed by an “opportunistic” congress who took advantage of public opinion at a time of declining popularity for President Nixon, who was embroiled in the turmoil of the Vietnam War, Watergate, and several other high profile political gaffs (Crook, J., 2012, p. 157). The end result was a piece of legislation intended to further check the executive branch’s power as commander-in-chief to commit US forces to hostilities by granting Congress a greater role in the process. However,…

What is public opinion? Public opinion is the views prevalent among the general public. Moreover, it is one of the most frequently suggested terms when it comes to American politics. It represent’s people’s shared preferences on a matter that is related to government and related to politics. There are many interpretations that come behind public opinion. For example, individual opinions do matter – but when it comes to a decision making process by a leader, the opinions of the majority weigh…

We have checks and balances so no government system can become too powerful. The government can always check and make sure the other one 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…

Randall Harold Cunningham (“Randy”) was a Vietnam war hero and a Republican Congress member who represented the 50th Congressional District from years 1991 to 2005 (Stern, 2005). Moreover, he held a spot on the House Intelligence Committee, the House Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee (“DAS”). DAS is responsible for making drafts of bills that set appropriations for defense programs (Stern, 2005). On November 28, 2005, in federal court at the age of 64, Randy…

proponent of repealing the 2001 AUMF, put forth an amendment which resulted in the powerful House Appropriations Committee voting to require Congress to debate and approve U.S. military action in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and other far-flung countries.” While this was only a first step, the significance of this action should give encouragement to the idea that Congress can work through gridlock concerning issues of National…

Committees within congress are the main work forces, because they are the ones that work to resolve and create strategies so that the legislative process could go smoothly. With each process there is always two new committees made up within each step of the legislative policy making. So, how do the different committees in congress work together to influence the development of health care policy in the United States? It begins with congresses standing and select committees to generate legislative…