United States Senate

leader and therefore in charge of reconstruction. Having already been greatly opposed to Lincoln’s plans for reconstruction, when Johnson became President and brought his temperament, the Radical Republicans of the Senate immediately clashed with him. Having the majority in the Senate, they overruled nearly every one of his vetoes allowing for them to effectively control Federal Government, passing whatever bills they like. One such bill, The Tenure of Office Act, however, led to a chain of…

The United States Constitution is not a contract because is the supreme law of the land. Which means it was written to bring order and structure. Order is the first reason why the constitution is not a contract due to its two influences: government staying alive and the tyranny of the majority. Then the second reason why they united states constitution is not a contract because it was created to have a structure in the government. The third reason that United States Constitution is not a…

Proposition 50 was the only California state proposition on the primary ballot last June. Due in part to current law, while the suspension of public officials can occur, the consequences of loss of salary and/or benefits are non-existent, allowing for corruption to pervade their position without consequence. Corruption in the service of the public should never be acceptable practice and no public servant should be allowed to get away with a lack of ethics. Proposition 50 addresses the issue of…

In the United States, our Congress has two chambers which is referred to as a bicameral legislature. The two chambers consist of the House and Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 members and the Senate has 100 members. Permanent committees responsible for particular areas of public policy are known as standing committees. Most of the work that goes on in Congress is done through these committees which have their own subcommittees. There are also committees that deal with agriculture,…

“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex,” reads the Equal Rights Amendment. Women in the United States of America did not have many rights before 1919. However, in the early 1920’s, the Equal Rights Amendment was created for the benefit of America’s women. The amendment was dedicated to equality for women, for equality to be included inside of the Constitution, and to support women’s rights. Even today, the Equal…

legislative and judicial branches. The United States government is considered a republic, where law rules instead of the majority rules democracy to make sure people are afforded equal protection under the law and protected against oppression from its ruler. The legislative branch is an important part of the republic in laying down the power to collect taxes, impose laws, pay debts, impeach government officials, and the overall economic welfare of the United States. The legislative branch…

President Barack Obama is the President of the United States. As the President has many duties he has to perform. One of the duties he has to perform is appointing staff members, the cabinet, and several other officials. In Article Two, Section Two of the Constitution it states that the President of the United States has a right to appoint officials. The Chief of Staff is Denis McDonough. As the Chief of Staff McDonough has to supervise the staff of the White House, control who is near the…

The State of the Union Address is where the President of the United States presents his plans for the next year in front of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. This year marked President Barack Obama’s eight and final State of the Union address. This State of the Union was very important for President Obama because it is a crucial year to set in stone his legacy. It is an election year, so how is President Obama going to end his second term as President of the United States? In his…

I. Introduction Hello Senate members. I am Julia. Also known as Millie. Thank you for this Honor of you all reading this. I have multiple reasons to seek the position of Senator, and I have many traits that could possibly be beneficial to the Senate if appointed. If not appointed. I will still be beneficial to my community. A few of them being loyalty to Rome, unbiased opinion, I'm not influenced over the majority in most cases, seeking the best possible outcome for Rome, and experience with…

An article written by John Kates preliminary to the article read by the reader at this moment had unrealevent information. The title of this article is “Time to impeach the Judiciary Committee” and it states as follows: “On March 16, certain members of the Senate stated openly that they do not intend to follow the Constitution ...a willful act to ignore the Constitution ...is contrary to the principles of our republic. Neither Rigell nor Forbes is on the House Judiciary Committee. But Rigell…