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Reform of Congress?

interest groups, some of which are small in numbers, have become vocal and can capture the attention of the media with a proper "v...

France's Old Regime

and in Spain. However, in France, the Congress of Vienna did not seem to be making great gains in terms of the political strugg...

The Democratic Agenda

Democratic Party is also a sore loser. Because of this they will try to correct what they perceive as a past wrong. That wrong, ...

Presidential and Congressional Influences

Reform Act of 2002 ("LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE ATTACK OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001," 2002). The purpose of this law is to beef up securi...

The Role Congress Plays in Influencing Foreign Policy

Although, as we shall see, there are some temporary exceptions; the legislative branch typically approves or disapproves the actio...

Political Races: New Mexico: 2006

candidates and smear campaigns, in combination with what the candidates have done, good or bad. In the examination Bill Richardson...

A Book Critique of '101 Chambers'

It would seem that this custom may be as old as the legislative system itself, and most readers would have to agree with this stat...

History Of Child Rearing Practices

(Hulbert, 1999). More children were attending school towards the middle of the century and the trend in education was away from th...

Overview of the Age of Transition

This paper consists of seven pages and examines the Age of Transition in a consideration of industrialization, the concepts associ...

Addressing Congress About Continuing UN/US Sanctions Against Iraq

In five pages this paper represents a persuasive address to Congress that supports continued sanctions against Iraq by the United ...

1999 Education Bill Questions and Answers

Fourteen questions are answered in this six page paper that seeks to assist a student who is participating in a mock hearing of a ...

Fictitious Nuclear Accident and Congressional Reactor Shutdown

Congress has called for the closure of light water reactors throughout the United States. A legislator in the State of Wisconsin ...

Memo for the President to Congress

In two pages this paper discusses the U.S. President's request for a memo to be written to urge Congress not to cut from Medicaid ...

Immanuel Kant, Support for Tort Reform and Stella Liebeck's Case

In five pages this paper discusses the tort reform laws of Congress, the case of Stella Liebeck, and how each would be supported b...

The Establishment Clause by Leonard Levy

In five pages the issues presented by Levy are explicated in order to present the argument that Congress frequently exceeds Consti...

Reagan Administration Iran Contra Scandal

In six pages this report discusses the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan in a consideration of the Iran Contra scandal ...

Dreams and Reality in the 105th U.S. Congress

cuts and health care" (Anderson PG). Though there is much talk of eliminating the Affirmative Action policies (or at least reform...

Contributions to Political Campaigns and Ethics

In seven pages ethics implications of abuses regarding presidential campaign contributions are discussed along with various types ...

Congress Apportionment

In a paper consisting of five pages apportionment design is considered within the context of both houses of Congress along with th...

1994 Congressional Issues

In seven pages this paper examines the various issues the 104th U.S. Congress had to contend with in terms of labor, economics, so...

Ronald Elving's Conflict & Compromise

In four pages congressional law making as reflected in the Family and Medical Leave Act is considered in this review of Conflict a...

Foreign Policy in the United States and Relations Between the President and Congress

The post 1960s relationships between the President and Congress is examined in ten pages with foreign policies including arms sale...

Congressional Effectiveness of Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton

In five pages this paper examines how Clinton ineffectively dealt with Congress compared with Reagan's congressional mastery and d...

Congressional Term Limitation

diligent and farsighted policy analysts to draft legislation and supervise the bureaucracy. Yet these abilities are not tested in ...

Congressional Power and the Constitution

The powers given by the Constitution to the various branches of government have been the subject of vigorous debate throughout our...

Foreign Policy Within Congress and The House of Commons

formulation of foreign policy. The overall consensus, of those who formulated the document, was that foreign policy was too impor...

U.S. Congress' Partisan Relations

In five pages this paper discusses the 107th U.S. Congress in a consideration of the impact of partisan relations. Four sources a...

Tyranny Protection and Democratic Elections

federal government -- the legislative and the judicial -- are constitutionally equal. Nonetheless, the president is almost always ...

Congress Lack of Action on Smog Problems

of the problem coupled with pressure from big business to remain quiet. The United States was forced to take a good, long l...

Overview of the Declaration of Independence

are quite the same as anybody elses; but all are entitled to an equal voice in deciding how they should be governed" (The Economis...