My research project is on Bill Clinton who's actual name is William J. Clinton. Some people say he was the best president because when he was in office the economy was doing better and their was just peace in the U.S. Overall. Also an interesting fact about Bill Clinton is that he was the second democrat to win a second term. "During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history.
Q&A: US mid-term elections 2010 The US has been holding mid-term elections, which decide the balance of power in Congress over the next two years. The Republicans made sweeping gains as they won control of the House of Representatives, but the Democrats retained a slim majority in the Senate. What do the results mean for President Barack Obama? President Obama's name did not appear on any ballot paper, but the elections are widely seen as an appraisal of his performance over the last two years. Going into the mid-terms, his Democratic Party had a majority in both houses.
Another example is when Britain joined a referendum by becoming a part of the E.U. This was very controversial because the UK is a democracy and without the consultation of the people, the UK no longer seems democratic. Elective dictatorship ties in with another reason which is time lag. Time lag plays an important role in the UK as it takes 5 years before another general election is held. This is criticised because the current political party in power have the ability to make their own decisions for the UK before listening to what the people want.
If Congress has term limits in place, their power will also be limited. Candidates will be more likely to run for the purpose of serving the people, and they would have to leave office before corruption dominates their decisions. The representatives could focus on actually doing their jobs, rather than simply passing legislation to get them re-elected and make them look good. The term limits would also allow for a greater degree of representation if the House were capped at 2 terms, or 4 years and the Senate at 1 term, or 6 years. I feel that that is sufficient time to get familiar with how Washington works and to become acquainted with the legislation.
Before this bill can pass it will have to earn 2/3 majority vote from both houses of Congress. This is difficult to do. After Congress is no longer in session, the president can use another passive form of disagreement for ten days called pocket veto. However, in this situation the bill will not pass. In what ways can Congress excercise control over the federal bureaucracy?
On the other hand, the single-issue parties, they only focus on only one public policy matter. The chapter also talks about President’s party is almost always more solidly united and better well-organized compare with other major party. However, competition often caused the leadership group in the party out of power. Federalism is a major reason for the decentralized nature of the two major political parties and also the nominating process is also a major cause of party decentralization. Often, the parties will fight with each other and compete with each other within their party during the nominating process.
This Act influenced the relationship between the executive and congress because it limited the power of the president, while allowing congress to do its job which is to tax and spend. The main relationship is just that Congress is now keeping a careful eye on the President. The Act was made so that a scandal like Watergate would never happen again. (Impounding funds is when the president spends money on something congress disagrees with. )The Budget Reform Act was a law passed by Congress saying that the president could not impound funds without congress approval.
Each branch cannot act effectively without the cooperation other two branches The Madisonian Model explains how the check and balance system between governments is also a separation of power. The congress controls the executive and the judicial branch’s budgets. They have the power to pass laws over the president’s veto if the get 2/3 of each chamber in their side. The congress can impeach and remove presidents from office. The congress else has the power to impeach judges and remove them from office.
These two ideas became the Great Compromise, and this was what created our bicameral system. This bicameral system resulted in a two part branch: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives would be the larger half of congress with its members being decided by population. The Senate would be made of one-hundred members, two for each state. This was for equal representation for each state.
are having their constitutional rights being kept from them which is a serious violation of the inalienable rights guaranteed to every American citizen. With the right to vote being the most important right in a free country, having the right taken away due to the complications of bureaucracy and the polarization of our political parties should make any responsible citizen confused or disgusted. Washington D.C. should be granted statehood because it passes all the requirements for it besides approval from corrupt and broken legislative body. However, there is hope, since we are a democracy, know your next congressman’s stance on this debate and maybe we can restore the American way of life to 600,000 silenced citizens. Works Cited Davis Jr., DeWitt.