Senate

not personal but motivated by a desire for the American people to weigh in on Scalia 's replacement.”v Many Republicans say they will not consider the president 's nomination and they will not meet with the candidate no matter how qualified he is. Senate leader Mitch McConnell spoke to Justice nominee Merrick Garland over the phone "and told him not to bother stopping by".vi GOP leaders say their refusal to construct a hearing on the democratic presidential nominee is not personally motivated,…

country. The Legislative branch creates the national laws, confirms or rejects a President, and has the ability to declare war on another country. The legislative branch is made up of 2 bodies of government called the House of Representatives and the Senate. Both these bodies together are called Congress, Congress works together to make laws for our country. The House of Representatives consists of 435 members from all 50 states. The number of…

within both of the chambers of Congress, The House of Representatives and the Senate. First and foremost, the two chambers vary within size and term lengths, the House has 435 congressmen with two-year terms and the Senate has 100 Senators with six year terms. Both chambers have different rules and procedures to pass bills through. The House is the “peoples party” and in session, Monday through Thursday whereas the Senate operates less formally and in accordance to their calendar they convene…

presses a button to case a "yes," "no," or "present" vote. When the House passes the bill, it is sent to the Senate, who has a choice of introducing the bill or ignoring it. If a Senator introduces the bill, it will be sent to a committee and a subcommittee for a similar process as the House. Once the bill goes through a subcommittee and full committee, and then passes by majority vote on the Senate Floor, the legislation is sent to the President for a signature. When the legislation is passed…

Congress is made up the House of Representatives and senate. The house of representatives currently has four hundred and thirty five members. The number of representatives per state are decided by the population of the state. Member of the house of representative are up for election every two year meaning they are always “campaigning”. Representatives tend to keep closer relationships to their constituents so they are aware of their current needs. This leads them to focus on legislation which…

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 officer that is known as the Lieutenant governor. The Lieutenant governor’s main purpose is to serve the Senate’s president. In order to work for either the house of representatives or the senate,…

Smith’s Urgent Declaration Throughout the 1950’s, a Red Scare movement caused mass panic among Americans, led by the Senate accusing innocent citizens of supporting communism, which ruined the careers and lives of many. The Republican minority attacked the Democratic administration during this movement, criticizing the government for its lack of strong leadership. In her “Declaration of Conscience,” Margaret Chase Smith pressures the current administration to improve its leadership through the…

The senate as a possible remedy can, impeach the president. The constitution in Article 1 section 3 states: “The Senate will have the sole Power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or Affirmation. When the president of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person hall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present” (pg. I). The president is almost done with his term, but they can impeach him for…

suggests that majoritarian filibusters often happen in a Republican-dominate Senate when a higher percentage of the American population concurs with the Democratic minority. Such disparity can be attributed to Democratic senators representing a larger portion of the American population than Republican senators since 2011. Additionally, the use of the majoritarian filibuster also appears to reflect party control in the Senate over various congresses (Eidelson,…

Once the committee approves the bill it is then ready to go on to the U.S. House of Representatives and be debated. After the debate it is then ready to vote and majority wins. The bill is then referred to the senate and finally to the president. Finally, once the bill is sign by the president that bill then becomes a law or if no action while in Congress is in session then the bill becomes a law. Another way a bill becomes a law is if Congress overrides a presidential…