United States Senate

procedural features of the United States senate, in which a senator who opposes a bill can engage in unlimited debate as a means of preventing the senate from voting on that bill. Currently, the only way to end a filibuster in senate is though a cloture. Encompassed in senate rule XXII, a motion for cloture in senate requires a 3/5 majority vote, or 60 out of the 100 senators. For a cloture to take place, a senator presents a cloture motion that is signed by 16 members of senate. The motion is…

limits of using campaign fund for certain activities. This scandal caused many difficulties for future presidents and government officials. Watergate will always be known for its lies and corruptions in Americans government. In the history of the United State, this scandal will always discussed about as one of the biggest scandal in…

The year 2016 is a very captivating year for the United states’ government. It is the year where a new president is elected into the White house. Nominees from different political parties travel across the nation to win the citizens votes in each state. For example, the Republican party nominated the candidate Donald Trump on July 19, 2016. From then on, before election day, Trump has gone state to state, trying to secure votes for himself to win the election. His poll numbers increased daily…

The Washington Post has reported that President Trump’s aid Omarosa Manigault has found herself in the middle of an arugment with a longtime White House reporter, April Ryan of the American Urban Radio Networks. It is being reported that during the argument, Manigault “physically intimidated her during that argument, while in the West Wing. Ryan suggested that the intimidation by the former “Apprentice” could have caused the Secret Service to become involved. Ryan and Manigault used to be…

Our Congress consists of the Senate and House of Representatives. Every state has two Senators and as many House of Representatives as there are for the amount of people in them. For the state of North Carolina our two Senators are Richard Burr and Thom Tillis. The House of Representative that we have may vary because of the different districts, the one that I have is Craig Horn. Craig Horn has been in the House since 2011 and is up for reelection in 2016. Prior to getting elected for the House…

Gerrymandering uses this to wrongly affect how the House of Representatives looks and is therefore destroying our democracy. Here is how it is done. In most states, the state legislature is the one in control of redistricting. Every 10 years, they get census data and use it to decide how to divide the state. It is not required for the state to redistrict, but most do. Government requires that the districts drawn must have an almost equal population and must not discriminate…

plan for the United States. During this process, congress develops a budget resolution determining the amount of money the federal government can spend each year. The main stages of the federal budget process include: the president’s budget request, the congressional budget resolution, appropriation measures and the budget reconciliation process. Stage One: The President’s Budget Request The Federal Budget process often begins with a proposal from the President to the United States Congress…

American” (ProCon.org). Barack Obama eventually became president in November of 2008. After doing this, he encouraged members of Congress to pass the health care reform he was proposing. He encouraged them through addresses, many speeches, and his State of the Union addresses in the years 2009 and 2010 (ProCon.org). During the 111th Congress session, both parties put forth over one hundred health care bills. Republicans voted against increasing the amount of money spent on health care. And…

from parents and how they raise you. Voters typically tend to vote for the party that they most identify with and develop an emotional tie. The text tells us that to run for president as an Independent, a candidate must register and petition each state through obtaining a certain number of voters’ signatures (Ginsberg et. Al, 210-213). Many candidates who enter the candidacy as an independent eventually move into the democratic or republican parties depending on which side most their beliefs…

Even though Andrew Johnson grew up on the troubled side, he would soon grow up to make an impact on the United States of America that will forever be remembered. On December 29, 1808 Andrew Johnson was born in a log cabin in Raleigh, North Carolina to his mother, Mary Polly and his father, Jacob Johnson. Andrew grew up in a rural community where he and his family struggled to make ends meet. On January 4, 1812 Andrew’s father, Jacob Johnson, drowns while trying to save the lives of his two…