Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

amount of times Congress members vote, they have become accustomed to the particular sides to different public policy issues. No matter how well they think they know a certain issue, they have the Congressional Research Service, a non-partisan in-house staff of experts. These experts provide reports, articles, and statements to help members understand the different arguments surrounding an issue. Some members…

The intuitional structure of congress is one key factor that helps shape the legislative process. Even if a associate of congress, the White House, or federal agency has spent months budding and drafting a piece of legislation, it does become a bill until it is submitted officially by senator or representative to the clerk of the House or Senate and referred to the appropriate committee for deliberation. When the hearings are completed, the subcommittee may meet to "mark up" the bill; that is,…

1. A representative should represent the interests of the constituents, despite the own personal beliefs of the representative. Burke told his constituents that a representative owes them “his judgement; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.” Burke argues that by not making decisions based on their own consciences, representatives are diminishing the judgment of the people. However, I now believe that representatives cannot be blinded by their own beliefs…

William Gibbs McAdoo was an American lawyer and statesman. He was a progressive politician who was the leader of the progressive movement. He was driving force in the two presidential administrations of Woodrow Wilson. McAdoo was Wilson’s campaign manager and secretary and he eventually married Wilson’s daughter. From 1933-1938 he, as the U.S. senator of California. served During WWI McAdoo funded four fundraising events that raised a total of $18,000,000,000 for allied war effort. Although…

a position of legislative leadership. But some – including former Sen. Evan Bayh and Sen. Olympia Snowe – blame the increase in partisanship in Congress for the U.S. Senate becoming “dysfunctional.” The polarization of Congress has also spread to state capitols, with Indiana arguably starting to show some symptoms. While some believe this recent development is…

powerful role in shaping each party’s representation in the House. The four quadrants of Congress, which include districts that have high levels of racial minorities and of educated whites, districts with high minority levels and low levels of white education, districts that have low minority levels and high white education levels, and districts with low minority levels and low white education, shape the impact of demography on parties in the House. The Democrats’ two greatest demographic…

Have you ever thought how cool running for president would be? The only thing you would need to worry about was what political party would you be in. Back in the late 1700s presidential candidates wondered the same things, but instead of Republicans and Democrats there were Federalist and Democratic-Republicans. Both Federalist and Democratic-Republicans had similarities and differences. They both had leaders, beliefs and supporters. One similarity Federalist and Democratic-Republicans both…

Thomas Jefferson served as the first Democratic Republican leader of the United States beginning in 1801. His goal, to accomplish the Republican Mission, faced multiple challenges. In rough times, he had to enforce decisions that were against his principles of peace, strict construction, and power given to the government. Jefferson altered his philosophy when he battled Tripoli in 1801, purchased Louisiana without approval from the Congress in 1803, and established the Embargo Act of 1807.…

bettering the welfare of the United States. The Law of the Land must change alongside America’s changing views. The next necessary amendment to the constitution should be a set outline for term limits for both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Currently, term limits do not exist among Congress, leading to possible corruption and political scheming, allowing the same state representative to stay in office until he/she resigns or passes away. In the House of Representatives, each Rep…

It is once again fall and as the election draws near I would like to introduce to you my husband, of 28 years, Matt Ubelhor. Matt is running for re-election as State Representative for our House District 62. You may have seen him lately placing signs, attending local festivals, marching in our town parades, and you may have even seen him in person at your front door. Matt has been working tirelessly for all the families in our District and would like your support to continue to do so in the…