Minnesota House of Representatives

What does it mean to be impeached? The definition of impeach is to call into question the integrity or validity of said person. In the United States history we have had many great presidents that have lefted a great mark during their presidency. But we have had other presidents that have ruined their reputation doing horrible things with during their presidency. In this paper I will addressing two of those presidents. Both Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson were going to be impeached by the United…

reduce and “split” the workload between the Senate and the House of Representatives. All of the members of the congressional committees have a common goal, which is to support, oppose, or abstain while voting for a bill. Congress established the congressional committees to minimize the workload that…

In some ways, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party were only different in name. Neither party had any specific principles, neither had any distinctive tenets. (James Bryce, The American Commonwealth, 1888, reprint, Indianapolis, 1995, Vol. II, p. 699.) Both have traditions. Both claim to have tendencies. Both have certain war cries, and organizations. They both weren’t ready to take stands on conflicts that were vital to the voters. Neither the Democrats nor Republicans attracted…

Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis is based upon the men and woman who helped build America as to what it is today. They fought hard and long to share their opinions about how they wanted America to run. Throughout this book, we see different stories that show what these men and woman went through to set a foundation for the United States. These men and woman were a significant part in keeping the young republic alive and their friendships and disagreements show why they play a part in this. From…

This pleased the larger states that had larger populations that felt that they had more say in political terms since they were bigger. Where the Senate would have an equal amount of representatives from every state no matter what the size of the population was. This made the smaller states happy. With each state agreeing this helped the process of drafting the Constitution. So in the end Roger Sherman’s plan worked for every state. Without…

1787, the year when the US Constitution was written. It is true that a lot of things have changed since that time, we now have ways to communicate face to face while being thousands of miles away. We can have hot meals ready in 3 minutes thanks to the microwave. Many things have changed in our society; society as a whole has become more innovative. But, with that change, one thing that has remained constant and effective, is the Constitution. With all of the new technology and potential…

On September 21st, 2015, the presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson sparked a controversial reaction through the cable network, by stating discriminatory statements against American Muslims. Statements were televised directly to the viewers who immediately reacted to Dr. Carson’s discriminatory statements. In his interview broadcasted by CNN, he stated, “"I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that," (Lobianco) Later, during the same…

into the House, the Senate, and the Executive Branch. In the House, we split into the Internal Matters Committee, Government Operations Committee, and the Budget Committee, where the first two committees reviewed today 's mail, took notes on the mail, and reviewed and formed stances on the legislation written about in the letters. All of the members of the House then joined together with the Budget Committee members and discussed the budget. We finalized the proposed budget by the House and then…

preferred the Congress to choose the President. Based on the current election procedure, the Presidential candidate who receives majority of the electoral votes is appointed to the office however if no candidate receives the majority, the House of Representatives…

means that we do notchoose our president directly. But why? It is a great example of federalism. Federalism is a political concept describing the practice whereby a group of members are bound together by agreement or covenant with a governing representative head. It refers to a system of government in which…