Party leaders of the United States Senate

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    bills in a singletwo-year session.The State Assembly is made up of 80 members and are elected to two-year terms,while the State Senate is made up of 40 members and are elected to four-yearterms.Prior to their election, Legislative candidates must be over the age of eighteen,United States citizens, a resident of California for at least three years, and live inthe district which they represent for one year. STRUCTURE-TWO LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS: THE ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE-DISTRICTS LINES ARE DRAWN…

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    gives the President of the United States the supremacy to sign or veto bills enacted by the Congress, even if there’s a possibility of it getting overridden from a veto. Conducting diplomacy with additional nations, the President has the legal right to negotiate and sign treaties. As for the judicial branch, this withholds the obligation of construing the…

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    What is Government? Government is defined as “the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc. (Merriam Webster, 2016). There are six types of government styles. The style is defined by the style of control the government maintains and the system of beliefs that the governed body holds. Sample governments include republic, democracy, theocracy, dictatorship, fascism and monarchy. It all depends on the country’s system of beliefs. A Republic government is in effect…

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    1) The Senate?s main leadership positions is Lt. Governor as well as the second formal leader of the Majority Party who is the President Pro Tem of the Senate. The Lt. Governor is considered the ?President? of the Missouri Senate and is able to cast the final vote in the event of a tie in Senate. The Lt. Governor is elected separately from the Governor by a statewide election. The President Pro Tem of the Senate is chosen by the Majority Party but elected by the Senate members. The House of…

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    A senate is a deliberative gathering, regularly the upper house or council of a bicameral governing body or parliament. The name originates from the antiquated Roman Senate, supposed as a get together of the senior and consequently purportedly more astute and more experienced individuals from the general public or decision class. Hence, the exacting importance of the word senate is Assembly of Elders. House of Representatives is the name of authoritative bodies in numerous nations and sub…

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    the “Biden Rule” when arguing that the seat not be filled. The “Biden Rule” stems from a speech that Vice President Joe Biden gave when he was a Senator and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (Lerner, Kira). Biden stated that if President H. W. Bush nominated an individual to replace a retiring justice that, "the Senate Judiciary Committee should seriously consider not scheduling confirmation hearings on the nomination until after the political campaign season is over." (Emery, C. 2016)…

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    college is the group of citizens that vote for the President and Vice President of the United States. When Americans cast their vote for President and Vice President, they are really casting their vote for presidential electors. These electors then elect the chief executive. Each Presidential election year, those wanting to serve as an elector are nominated by political parties in each state, usually at state party conventions. The election held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November…

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    “When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'”― Theodore Roosevelt (goodreads). The government had made the lives miserable for the citizens of the united states in fact(simple), many were disappointed by the nation’s leaders. They made it more about problems that weren't worth the nation's troubles(simple). There were people living in broken down homes with no food, clothes, or jobs, and to top it all off(complex), the government…

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    institution within the whole state. It is also the most powerful out of the three branches of government. The Texas Legislature consists of a bicameral body that is organized of one hundred and fifty House of Representatives members and of thirty-one Senate members. The House of Representatives has a chief presiding officer that is known as the Speaker of the house. Speaker of the house is one of the individuals that has a powerful political figure within the state. The Senate has a presiding…

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    Because of his weakened ties to his native party, due to his differing opinions on legislature, he ran with no party. After an initial campaign that failed, on his second campaign, Houston became Governor of Texas. And near the beginning of his term as Governor, there came talk of secession from the Union. Once again Houston argued…

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