United States Congress

Hello Radhames, Thank you for sharing your interesting story with the class. I enjoyed reading your post, unfortunately, most healthcare institutions have endured scenarios similar to what you described in your post. Furthermore, irrespective of the organizational structure or the size of the institution, a mix of politics and power struggle among members can derail the agenda of a committee. I agree, there are several instances where committees are formed to address particular issues…

Criticisms of the Literature on Congressional Oversight The major critique of the literature on congressional oversight is the lack of empirical evidence to support theories. It is not for lack of trying that this is the case but that “…empirically assessing the relationship is exceptionally difficult (Clinton, Lewis and Selin 2014).” Although much of the evidence is observational and evidenced through history there should be a way to quantify the results and theories that are “proven” here.…

Ashworth uses a quote from Alice Roosevelt Longworth to support his argument that sometimes, a politician has to introduce a few gnats and fleas to start some itching. I also believe that this is necessary in government, but to a certain extent. There is a point where there are so many gnats and fleas that the itching becomes unbearable and unnecessary. Sometimes, a politician will express an idea which they deem as a way to solve an issue. This can cause unnecessary irritation with the way a…

proven to be dependent upon the partisan lens in which the public views their legislative decisions. The public tends to have higher approval ratings when Congress approves legislation that aligns with their political views and lower approval ratings when congress approves legislation that does not. However, in “How Partisan Conflict in Congress Affects Public Opinion: Strategies, Outcomes, and Issue Differences” Flynn and Harbridge examine how approval ratings are affected when congressional…

Our society would not be where it is today if not for the civil disobedience of the minority groups within our society. The laws of probability dictate that the advances would have happened eventually but if not for the actions of civil disobedience some of them could have taken significantly longer or could have even taken conflicts to resolve just like slavery did. The struggle for Women’s suffrage one such prolonged that contained numerous acts of civil disobedience. The fight to gain voting…

article The authors purpose is to prove that the reason the bill hasn't been passed is because states don't feel like it's a major issue and that free college isn't a national advantage. The article is directed towards general public specifically college students which can be seen when the author states “...Excelsior Scholarship, which will allow students whose families earn less than $125,000 a year to attend state public colleges and universities tuition-free.” (Newsweek). This quote hints the…

there are any derogatory treatment in relation to their works used by others. The consent is existed to avoid any potential infringement in using the artists’ work by the industries, such as directors, producers or dealers. The consent provisions state that a written consent allows any acts or omissions in films or works in films or performer’s right. The artists of other than films or works in films may be consented to unspecified infringement works if classes or types of the act are…

domain. I’m very interested in how the engineering community in Canada functions because I think it’s important to evaluate ourselves against other similar groups, both positively and negatively, in order to grow as a community. At the time of the congress, I will have attended CFES’s Conference on Diversity in Engineering, which I’m ecstatic to attend for that very reason: to learn about how the engineering colleges and communities of…

elected member of Congress replace more moderate members of Congress, yet, members who serve over decades slowly move more toward an ideological pole and away from the median (Theriault 2008), and schedule procedural votes to discredit position the opposition party (Jessee and Theriault 2010). This could be due, in part, to institutional rules change to promote majoritarian party control and party discipline in Congress (Aldrich and Rohde 2001). Since party control of Congress and political…

In “The President’s War Message, December 8, 1941”, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the attacks on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941. He addresses the people of the United States during this unexpected time assuring them their safety and the defeat of Japan. On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bombed the stationed U.S naval fleet consisting of the ships: the USS Arizona, the USS Oklahoma, and the USS Utah, in the Philippines which killed over 2,400 naval and military personnel,…