James Sensenbrenner's Failure

Dickerson, Mark, Thomas Flanagan, and O"Neill Brenda. An Introduction To Government And Politics: A Conceptual Approach. 8. Toronto: Nelson Education, 2010. 126-142. Print.

In agency representation the constituents give the politicians the ability to make decisions on their behalf when they don’t know the issue, the constituents expect them to work in their best interest. An issue that has recently been in the news is President Obama’s efforts to close Guantanamo Bay. Since the issue has not attracted the attention of a lot of people it is up to congress to vote in the public’s best interest. Yet, according to New York Times, congress has been blocking the president’s efforts to shut the prison down. The United States spends $2.5 million per detainee in Guantanamo and it currently holds 532 detainees. Acting as agencies on the behalf of the American people, Congress should work with President Obama because the money that the United States could save will be spent on issues that directly affect the public. This raises the question of how well does congress represent its

However, statistics show that currently there is a ninety-four percent re-election rate in the House and eighty-three percent in the Senate. Because of name recognition and the advantage of money, it can be easy to stay in office. Representative John Dingell, Jr. of Michigan is an example of a long-serving politician. He is now eighty-seven years of age and has been serving continuously in the House of Representatives for more than fifty-seven years. Obviously, Representative Dingell has the experience. However, age may have impaired some of the effectiveness he exhibited earlier in his career. More than likely, he would not have the stamina required for the non-stop debates that we witnessed prior to the recent government shut-down. Representative Dingell certainly has had no effective campaign competition during his almost fifty-eight years in office. Without legitimate competition, there are not a lot of incentives for a member of Congress to serve the public. Furthermore, it is almost impossible for the average citizen to try to campaign against current members of Congress. 3

In the past century, people continued to express an increasingly discontent view of Congress especially true when one looks back before the Clinton Impeachment debacle As the size of the nation and the number of congressman have grown, the congress has come under attack by both public influences and congressman themselves. Yet looking at one congressman's relationship with his or her constituents, it would be hard to believe that this is the branch of government that has come under suspect. In "If Ralph Nader says congress is 'The broken branch,' how come we love our congressman so much?" author Richard F. Fenno, Jr., provides insight into this view and why, through congress coming under fire, constituents still feel positively about

Wilson Q. James. American Government, Brief Version. 11th ed. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. 2009, 2012, 2014.

Government, all the way from Capitol Hill down to the small cities across the nation, is filled with the elected officials who represent the citizens of that city and state. When people think about who represents them, who comes to mind first? The Senator? The Representative? The mayor? Despite being categorized at different levels of the government, state and federal, each of these officials are tasked with representing their state and hometowns, and each of their jobs is just as important as the other. Their job, in short, is to represent the interests of the people who elected them into office. In this essay, I will identify the individuals who represent me and evaluate the extent to which I feel represented.

“ Congress: The Electoral Connection”, the article is written by David R. Mayhew. Mayhew represents his view about Congressmen activities. These politicians discuss certain issues going on within the country and to emphasize people to focus on their listed issues and get attention of public in order to take position in House.

(Kathy 's formal education is in journalism, a field that produces policy analysts both inside and outside of government. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master of science degree in agricultural economics from Virginia Tech. In the 1980s, Kathy was a participant in and board member of Pennsylvania Rural Leadership (RULE), a Kellogg-funded leadership development program designed to foster civic understanding and involvement)

Throughout the course of American politics, superstar senators have risen from the frameworks of capitol buildings on federal, state, and local levels. Some were ruthlessly manipulative in their desire to achieve success, choosing to push their own agenda for the sake of a spot in history. Others served a more earnest cause, putting their country before their party. From the founding fathers to post World War II America, senators of the extremely partisan kind worked in Washington, these men certainly were not the last of the “cut throat” politicians, their actions setting a precedent for future men and women in their partisan agenda. However, noble men who worked endlessly for the prosperity, safety, and unity of America are often swept

Throughout history men and women have made decisions that in result impacted their lives. What would one do if he/she were trapped in the mountains, barricaded in by snow with no food or water left. The Donner Party was a wagon party traveling westward. The Donner Party was a on a journey heading west in the spring of 1846 from Springfield, Illinois. The Party was led by Jacob and George Donner. The brothers decided to take the so called shortcut Hastings passage. The poor decisions made throughout the journey westward substantially contributed problems that occurred and what eventually led to the failure of the journey to the West.

In 1809, James Madison became the fourth President of the United States. Before Madison Presidency, he was know to be one of the main founding fathers, contributor to the ratification of the constitution and writer of the federalist papers. While James Madison is known more for his significant achievements before his Presidency, He was still able to have some influence on how the presidency would be shaped after he left office. The presidency, in itself, also had shaped how Madison governed while President of the United States. Madison's main influences are said to be caused mainly by mistakes that he had made early on in his Presidency and from his decision leading to and during the War of 1812.

The purpose of this paper is intended to summarize my views on what has influenced my understanding of politics and government prior to taking this class, and how my understanding is now since completing this course.

Congress is perhaps the most despised branch in our government. It is widely considered broken and outdated, and many believe it ignores the wants of the American people. In this paper, I will discuss Congress in depth and shed light on this controversial branch.

The Next Government of the United States: Why Our Institutions Fail Us and How to Fix Them by Donald Kettl discuss and analyze the current government, its twentieth-century solutions and increasing overmatched by twenty-first century problems. The book demonstrates how the process of governance has fallen out of sync with the problems that government is trying to solve. It covers domestic concerns such as waging a war, protecting our food supply and boarders, providing healthcare coverage for the population or relief after a devastating hurricane.

The war between France and Britain would not stop. President Jefferson tried desperately to calm the reaction’s of the two European nations. Both France and Britain disagreed with America’s neutrality; resorting to impressment. Jefferson’s attempts failed. In 1807, Congress passed the Embargo Act. Torn with what to do, Jefferson believed this new law would greatly support America’s right to neutrality. Reporters outside the meeting heard senators arguing America didn’t have to pick a side, and that this bill will demonstrate to Britain, and to France, that America has the right to do that.