Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

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    American founding father Alexander Hamilton and the Democratic-Republican Party was founded in 1791 led by founding father and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Washington’s warning about political parties didn’t last very long and ended up hurting congress into being able to run the country effectively. Throughout the early part of the 19th century, the membership of the House of Representatives was very unpredictable and explosive. Very few individuals wanted or sought to make a career of holding to the position of political office and this caused the power of the congress to decrease. The committees that are powerful now were very weak during this time and so the speaker of the house has gained a considerable amount of power to be able to appoint what committees were needed. After a period of feeble presidents, when Thomas Jefferson was elected…

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    After going on a wicked rant against Jewish people, a Washington, D.C. democrat lawmaker has been busted for funneling money for the poor to help advance radical Islam, according to the Media Research Center. Trayon White, the city councilman who accused Jewish people of controlling the weather and snubbed the Holocaust museum last week, is now being accused of violating campaign finance laws for giving money to a group of known anti-Semites. In late January, White made a $500 donation to the…

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    group of ex-presidential candidates and businesspeople who are personally loyal to him. Trumps possible cabinet member appointments are looking old, white, and male. Many of which are qualified to fill their roles in the cabinet. With these appointments being considered: Newt Gingrich being secretary of the state, Rudy Giuliani being attorney general, Trump's finance chair, being secretary of the Treasury, Lew Eisenberg, RNC finance chair considered to be secretary…

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    Termites in your home Introduction I. I will tell an experience that I had about a termite. II. To inform. III. After listening to my speech, my audience will better understand the causes, signs, and treatments for termites in their home. IV. Termites can damage your properties in a blink of an eye. V. Today I will be discussing the causes, signs and treatments for termites in your home. Transition: The first step is to know reasons for termites in your home. Body I. There are different…

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    United States House vs. Senate There are two chambers of United States Congress. The House of Representatives, often referred to as the "lower house", and the Senate referred to as the "upper house". Each chamber requires members or representatives to form a caucus. Proposed laws, also called a bill, must have a majority vote and be signed by the president before it becomes a law. The House of Representatives, known as the "lower house" is made up of 435 members. These members are dispersed…

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    This is true especially for those living in the united state of America. With a sheer will and dedication there is hardly anything knowing to mankind that cannot be accomplished in this great country. Some may spend countless hours and years pondering about the greatness of America, particularly seeking to find out what makes America great. Some say America is great because of its people, which certainly true, for without a strong group of people a nation can hardly exist. Others argue it’s…

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    The Structure of the House of Representatives The House of Representatives is made up of five levels of influential power, decreasing in power as the levels increase. The most influential member of the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House, or the vice president of the United States of America. The Speaker of the House initiates new representatives, keeps order in the chambers and galleries of the House of Representatives, creates the rules for the House policies, and allows…

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    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…

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    a law in the United States is by going through the Federal Legislative Process. The process always starts as a set of ideas and then those set of ideas may be proposed either from a citizen like you or a representative. From there if other representatives support that idea then that set of ideas are written down into bills. After that representative has written down that bill then that bill needs a sponsor and some support from other representatives so it can be introduced. Next the bill is…

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    home to the president of the united states.The president is the head of the executive branch. He or she can serve a limit of two terms lasting 4 years each as stated by the 22nd amendment. After the first term, the president has to campaign again and win in order to serve a 2nd term. The requirements to run for president is to be at least 35 years or older and have resided in the United State for the last 14 years. Their is no educational requirement to be president of the United states. The…

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