United States Senate election in Illinois

Representatives in 2006. This victory elevated Representative Nancy Pelosi, a liberal, to House Speaker. In the Senate, Harry Reid, became majority leader, as the Democrats were able to win a slim majority with 49 seats, plus two independents who joined the caucus. The combination of these victories concluded unified Republican control of Congress. In the two months that followed, presidential elections took place, and Senator Barack Obama was sworn in as President. Democrats continued to expand…

In a presidential election, voters cast ballots for the candidate they prefer, though these votes only select their state’s electors. Electors, who are slated to vote for the popular-elected candidate, then vote in a second election to select the actual president. An electoral college system adds a layer of separation between the popular majority and the power of the federal government’s executive branch, while also giving the ability to misrepresent the popular vote. The electoral college is…

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…

and a supermajority was needed to pass. The seat was soon filled and that put the plan back into action. In the House of Representatives the bill goes on to the Senate with a 219 Democrat vote and 1 Republican for the Affordable Health Care for America Act, with a 39 Democrat and 176 Republican vote against it. When the bill went to the Senate it lacked the 60th vote needed to pass. However, they took a different route by using the budget reconciliation only needing 51 votes to pass. It was…

Joseph Paine. Senator Paine suggests to Mr. Smith that he should create a bill to keep him occupied. As Mr. Smith creates his bill with the help of his secretary Saunders, they stumble upon an inconvenience. Mr. Jefferson sees the corruption within the Senate, and tries to fight against them while they frame him of being corrupt. Mr. Smith doesn’t give up until his body can’t go anymore, thus…

grounds of “Treason, Bribery, and other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” (US Const. art. II, sec. 4). This power is further detailed in Article I Sections 2 and 3. It gives sole power of impeachment to the House of Representatives and details that the Senate has the power to try all impeachments. The power of impeachment is a fantastic example of the philosophy that no man is above the law. The power of impeachment was written into the Constitution to insure the law is upheld and obeyed by even…

My first interaction with State Department was at the age of ten at the consulate of Guadalajara. My uncle’s family was going to interview for a tourist visa so that they could come to the United States to visit us that following summer. When we arrived I saw my country’s flag waiving and I was very excited, but I also remember a heavy presence of fear. It was one year after the September 11 attacks. I was very young, but at this age I understood why the hostility was present that day at the…

The president of the United States is the most powerful person in the world; he is the leader of the number one economy of the world and the leader of the most prosperous nation in the history of the world. Then, the president has important responsibilities, like first and foremost protecting this nation from foreign aggression and at the same time preserving the peace around the world. Thus, the president meets and forms relationships with friend countries who share the same values, vision, and…

justice of the law. Ethical leaders take the responsibility which shapes the healthy climate that helps people understand the sense of ethics and act in a valuable way by contributing great communications and the personality they built daily. The election of the Space Ambassadors is a proof of the progress of human mindset in history. The mission of these Space Ambassadors will take the responsibilities of moral leadership to foster an ethical climate in the world. And the vision of Space…

As the 2016 election nears, Americans must vote wisely on who will be the next president of the United States of America. America is facing many problems. America owes so much in student loan debt, which is affecting the economy. There has been many job losses, and workers are demanding higher wages. Many recent Terrorist attacks and mass shootings at a club, schools, malls, airports, restaurants. Many are unsatisfied at how there is no a strict law for gun control. These problems show America…