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    Don't you just love being able to debate a topic and ideas in group projects, being able to make your ideas and products better among discussion and deliberation. That is not the case in our very own senate. The filibuster that was once used a very useful tool to create further debating of a bill is now used to prevent the discussion of an idea all together. A creation that was once considered a rare procedure in the Senate has now being used as a standard procedure which is often used to delay…

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    Gerrymandering: Good or Bad? Gerrymandering is the manipulation of boundaries as to favor one party or class. This form of control has gone back and forth between the Democratic and Republican parties. The practice, having been around since the beginning of American politics, has had many negative and positive effects on elections, politics, and parties. In a famous court case, Baker v. Carr, the lack of enforcement of gerrymandering regulation in the states was brought to the attention of the…

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    A demonstration is needed to describe the following correlation between Aristotle's mixed state and the Constitution of 1787(of America.) More precisely, how the Constitution of 1787 can be seen as a implementation of Aristotle’s mixed state. Three examples will be shown to demonstrate three elements of the mixed state. These three elements are the monarchist component, the aristocratic component, and the democratic component. Monarchy starts off as our first component to the mixed state.…

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    If the United States government was designed to be the best for the people, why does it cause so many problems in the lives of the citizens today? In the papers today it is uncommon to not find some article talking about some issue that is going on in politics. The government has lost many of the original principles that the Founding Fathers had in place to make sure the government’s main goal was to keep the country good and safe for the people. Problems facing the government today are what has…

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    Now after explaining the background behind the income inequality and the disappearing middle class, the next step is to make something legislative if you plan to make a difference. My solution of creating more entry level jobs would need to start at the top level in government in order for it to take effect in the entire country. First, I will contact my local Senator Barbara Boxer to show her my bill as well as see if she had any bills that were similar to mine. In the past she has sponsored…

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    checked by other parts of government. In order to maintain this balance, the House of Representatives, the Executive Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the American people check the Senate’s powers. The House of Representatives is required to vote on any legislation from the Senate. The Executive Branch has veto power on legislation and can call a special session of Congress. The Judiciary holds power over the Senate and House by stopping any unconstitutional legislation. Citizens…

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    “The Legislature House was built to be the supreme democratic house of the national institutions as they are supposed to reelect every two years and the Senate was intended as an elite body that would act as a check on the House.” –The Constitution The founders feared that one government would become too strong, therefore establishing Congress as a bicameral legislature as an act against tyranny and inequality. This bicameral arrangement distributes equal power inside two houses that are a check…

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    Essay On Marco Rubio

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    He worked for Ileana Ros-Lehtinen a Republican who was the first Hispanic woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. After earning a law degree in 1996, Rubio served a term as a member of the West Miami City Commission before being elected to the Florida House of Representatives in a special election in 1999. He served from 2000 to 2008, during which time he was majority leader (2003–06) and speaker (2006–08). Accomplishments Marco…

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    Rubio's Ethos

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    Marco Rubio’s recent actions and statements point to a change in his invented ethos. Rubio is a well-known and respected Senator who represents the state of Florida. In 2015, Rubio launched his campaign to earn the Republican Party nomination for the 2016 Presidential elections. During the race, Rubio resorted to actions best attributed to one of his running mates. It was a characteristic he had never employed before. In addition to the statements, he made Rubio also made a questionable movie…

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    Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father and the third President of the United States between 1801 and 1809. He worked in the Continental Congress, as Virginia representative and as wartime Governor of Virginia at the start of American Revolution (1779–1781). He was voted as the U. S Minister to France in May 1785 and later the first U. S Secretary of State in 1790 and served up to 1793 under President George Washington’s rule. Jefferson and Madison opposed Hamilton’s ideology by…

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