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    Rubio's Ethos

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    Marco Rubio’s recent actions and statements point to a change in his invented ethos. Rubio is a well-known and respected Senator who represents the state of Florida. In 2015, Rubio launched his campaign to earn the Republican Party nomination for the 2016 Presidential elections. During the race, Rubio resorted to actions best attributed to one of his running mates. It was a characteristic he had never employed before. In addition to the statements, he made Rubio also made a questionable movie…

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    The Difference Between the House and Senate In order to be in The House of Representative, you must be 25 years of age and also a U.S citizen for at least seven years. In order to become a Senator you must be 30 years of age , and been a U.S citizen for the past nine years . The election is usually held in November among the people in the U.S. The House is mainly 435 members and the Senate is 100 members , they both have odd number of people in there group. The House members usually…

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    Possibly the biggest economic policy accomplishment the government has made under president Obama is the establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency was founded in 2011, and has helped millions of Americans recover money from the banks that victimized them. Right now the organization is under threat of being closed down by Republicans. If the CFPB is closed down consumer stand to lose possibly their biggest Ally in the financial world. If this does happen it will not be…

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    and balances between the states and its’ government. The American republic was born, but there has always been a controversy with whether or not the Electoral College took power away from the popular vote. Established in Article II of the US Constitution, it sought to reconcile the interests between state and federal government. Even though I disagree with the use of the Electoral College, I can understand that it is implemented in order for the rural regions and small states to have more say…

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    paramount job in the U.S. Government because of the importance of its department. Actually, the Secretary of Defense must be a citizen of the United States with large government or administrative experience, and who has not served in the U.S. armed forces in the previous seven years. The Secretary of the Defense is assigned by the President with the consent of the Senate, and is considered as the member of the Cabinet and the National Security Council. Holder works mostly with civilian and troop…

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    lawmakers (Obama Uses Power of Appointment, Sidestepping Senate). President Obama has stated that "Senators had blocked or refused to consider the confirmations of the nominees for various reasons, including questions about their qualifications" (Obama Uses Power of Appointment, Sidestepping Senate). In the nomination fight over Mr. Cole, President Obama 's nomination of whom to install as the deputy attorney general for the Justice Department, the Senate 's Democrats tried to confirm the…

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    appointment of Mr. Jefferson Smith as the Junior Senator from a state in the Western part of the United States. He travels to Washington, DC, where his awe and amazement show that he is humbled and proud to serve his country. He views the senior senator from his home state as an idealistic, honest, intelligent politician and roll model. Once in Washington, Mr. Smith enters and poses a threat to party bosses that work in the Senate. He does not fall into place and become their puppet. Mr.…

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    3.) Unfortunately, Mr. Smith as many vulnerabilities. First, we could look at his race as an African American male. Mr. Smith is also a farmer whom never graduated from high school. This makes Mr. Smith vulnerable due to lower income status. Mr. Smith also lives in a rural community in which access to health care may be scares or not available to him. Lastly, being an African American male with hypertension and history of mild strokes, places him at great risk of death. This in return may put in…

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    Chase Smith was the first woman elected to both houses of congress. Margret Chase Smith was a help to get woman into both houses and that if a woman was good in the senate that they wouldn't just be good in the senate. She was also the first woman to be…

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    Pakistan Political System

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    establish the laws and order of society on their behalf. The political systems of the United States and Pakistan, though both considered ‘democratic’, can be distinguished in many different aspects. Differences on the democratic spectrum between the United States and Pakistan can be found compared in their electoral systems, freedoms of the press, speech, and religious practice. The electoral systems of the United States and Pakistan differ to an extent. In Pakistan, the qualities an individual…

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