by President Barack Obama. After extensive Senate hearings by the Committee on the Judiciary, Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the United States Senate with a 68 to 31 vote on August 6th, 2009. (Supreme Court) Although it was clear that Republicans had no intention to filibuster the nomination, partisan lines were clearly divided both during the committee hearings and illustrated in the Senate votes. However, due to the Democratic Majority in the Senate, it was clear that Sotomayor would be confirmed
provisions in the Constitution, America is supposed to be a “land of opportunity,” but with this clause it demonstrates the opposite. People leave their country of birth and come to America in search of the opportunities that are portrayed in the United States. Many foreign born people do not only leave their homeland behind, but they also leave their families behind. The reason for which they leave their homeland and come to America is because they believe they will be treated fairly and they will be
Senator Pat Toomey recently sponsored the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act, this act states that the flag of the United States should be displayed, especially on Vietnam War Veterans Day. The Vietnam War was fought between the United States and North and South Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, more than fifty thousand people were killed. When the soldiers returned home there was a negative and hostile attitude towards the war and a misperception that the soldiers did not measure up to the soldiers
The legislative branch has to override presidential vetoes with at least a two-thirds vote. The power over government to fund any executive action. They may remove the president through impeachment. The senate can approve treaties and also has the power to approve presidential appointments. These allow the legislative branch to have certain power checks in place to not permit an abuse of power by the executive nor judicial branches of government. The speaker of the house serves as the presiding
Presidential Impeachment “Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship” - Harry S. Truman. Now, whether citizens agree or disagree with Harry S. Truman, he does bring up an interesting question. How does the United States not turn into a dictatorship, with so many countries overseas so easily overthrown? The answer is checks and balances. Checks and balances are the way that our three branches of government, executive, legislative, and judicial, check each other's actions to
civil punishment. There are three branches in the government the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. The Legislative branch is responsible for suggesting the laws and passing them. This branch consists of the Senate, which is two members for each state and the House of Representatives, each state is represented according to its population.The second branch of government is the Executive branch, which is made up of the president and departments that help run the government. Their job is to make sure
for private purposes. On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested at 2:30 a.m. They were caught trying to "bug" the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate hotel and office complex in Washington D.C. When the police caught the men, they were in the office of Larry O'Brien. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee, whose job was to aid political candidates in the Democratic party get elected. In 1972, O'Brien's main priority was to help the Democratic candidate
having the United States Congress which has the House of Representatives and the Senate. Two branches of the same type of government but divided to allow a separation of power and unity. The quote “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”, is often used to describe the bicameral legislative branch, so the separation and different requirements, personalities,
trade was illegal and they may even deny having any knowledge or possession of the material information. Based on the aforementioned examples, a defendant could claim that their trade was merely a routine business transaction (Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate,
number that begins with H.R for House of Representatives or S for Senate. After the bill is introduced it is sent to committee. The committee isn’t forced to act on a bill, the only way for a member to get the bill out of committee to use a discharge petition. The committee may hold discussions regarding bill. The bill is looked over, it can be changed, things may be added to it or taken away, or it will go through as is. If committee takes no action towards the bill or decides it doesn’t fit, a decision
introductions, so let’s jump right in. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court of the United States. Established pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution in 1789, it has ultimate (and largely discretionary) appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law, plus original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. In the legal system of the United States, the Supreme Court is the final interpreter of federal
senator. Her campaign was not doing so well but with the help of donations by women and Eva Newbold: , private companies she worked her way to the top. She won the election and became one of two women in the Senate at the time. In 1991, a controversy arose. Clarence Thomas was running for a Senate seat when his ex filled sexual abuse charges on him. A hearing was rejected
On June 17, 1972, five burglars broke into the offices of the Democratic National Committee located inside the Watergate Hotel in Washington. Frank Wills, a night security guard, discovered that the break-in was occurring. “Several office doorknob cylinders were covered with masking tape to hold the doors open”(McConnell 11). As soon as Wills made this discovery, he telephoned the police. The five burglars, carrying electronic gear and photographic equipment, were arrested on site at 2:30 A.M. They
two United States senatorial seats and Congressman John Carney United States House of Representatives. Delaware only has one voting congressional district which is at large (Committees and Caucuses, 2015). State Senator F. Gary Simpson represents Lincoln as part of the 18 (State Senator F. Gary Simpson, 2015) State Senate District and Representative Harvey Kenton represents Lincoln in the State House of Representatives for district 36 (Representative Harvey R. Kenton, 2015). Although the state of
Checks and balances In the United States Constitution, there is a specific system designed to prevent one of the three branches from gaining control or much power. This system is known as Checks and Balances. The system has been put on the effect due to many instances over the course of the year history. The designed system of Checks and Balances is very open yet complex. For example, if the President executive is not fulfilling his responsibilities as a leader or behaving inappropriately, the Legislative
By looking to the United States government structure, there are three kinds of government, the Federal government, the State government, and the Local government. The Constitution of the United States divides the part of federal government into three distinct branches, the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary. Article 1 of the Constitution sets that the United State Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government. This branch consists of the Senate and House of Representatives
federal republic. Great Britain’s form of government is a constitutional monarchy. China’s government can be referred to as a communist state, but it is important to state that the government of China contains a single-party system that acts as a republic. America, China, and Great Britain all have different forms of government that determine the structure of the state and the policies that are created within the government for the people. America’s government, a federal republic, is often characterized
from the decisions he has made and confronting his vote record without shame. Senator Al Franken truly loves to help the people of his state and by doing so he
Analysis of The Brady Bill Introduction The legislative process in the United States Congress shows us an interesting drama in which a bill becomes a law through compromises made by diverse and sometimes conflicting interests in this country. There have been many controversial bills passed by Congress, but among all, I have taken a particular interest in the passage of the Brady bill. When the Brady debate was in full swing in Congress about three years ago, I was still back in my country
legal authority into these three pieces. The Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate combine form United State Congress. Congress has sole authority to execute legislation and declare war. Congress also has the right to approve or dismiss Presidential appointments. There are 435 elected members in the House of Representatives divided among 50 states based from population. House Representative are elected every two years. The House has authority to initiate