State Senators Responsibilities

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

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

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.

The main duty of the senator’s job is to represent the people living in his or her state in the United States Senate, by representing the people they have the power to write laws and be able to vote for or against it. This forms of laws are called bills.

“ 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.

My promise When you elect me as the district 23 state senator you will be enabling us as a district to make an important progress because I will ensure that the national government hears your voice. By doing so you are guaranteed that you will also remain in the loop.

The main objective of this paper is to compare and contrast the leaders, precisely senators, who have lead in the State of Texas, United States. The Senators are believed to have made key achievements during their career in politics. The paper will particularly focus on Senator Kay Hutchison, Texas senator in the period 1993 through 2013, and Senator Ralph Yarborough, Texas Senator 1957 to 1972. Subsequently, the paper undertakes to review the key policies the senators made and the impact of these policies to the people of Texas.

As a result of the surge of progressivism in the early 1900’s, America changed the method of electing Senators. The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution ushered in a new age; Senators became popularly elected. The article, How Tuesday’s Primaries Will Affect Who Controls the Senate Next Year, shows the importance of this Amendment even today. According to the article, “Democratic voters will weigh in on three Senate primary races”(). This shows the relevance of the amendment since before its adoption, a state legislature would appoint their Senator. Nowadays, the people can elect their leaders through primaries. While the many today consider the amendment beneficial by making Senators responsible for the people, it is not universally

Most members of Congress are concerned with representing their constituents and how to change policies in order to better their districts. Fenno takes an in-depth look at how Congress represents their constituents and to what extents. Fenno’s goal in writing this book is to also show the audience that Congressmen and Congresswomen work to accurately

The founding fathers maintained an inherent distrust of large government. Despite conflicting with the majoritarian model, the filibuster demonstrates the original values and principles taken into account when establishing the United States of America. The Senate, a lawmaking body formerly elected by state legislatures, remains representative of individual states rather than majority will. Because each state sends two representatives, half of congressional senators are elected by less than twenty percent of the total population. Through intended structure alone, the government of the United States demonstrates clear preference for the pluralistic model. In practice, the interests of states carry more influence than the interests of citizens. Concerning democratic principles, the filibuster is no more undemocratic than the government

The first day on the job was terrifying! The vocalized mandate of perfection was intimidating. Compound the expectation of perfection with 100 elected officials seated on the Senate floor, and CSPAN providing continual coverage for the nation to view, I imagined this to be a mistake-filled summer. Serving as a United States Senate Page seemed as though it would be an impossible task. I received my orientation, as I was ushered throughout the Capitol building’s halls, I learned where amendments would be taken, bills dropped off, and roll call sheets delivered, the necessary locations quickly became a blur. I was just as lost as an explorer without a map.

In this editorial, Michael Dobie expresses his stance on our modern day Congress. The main issue that he has with it is that Congress is unable to complete anything at all. He believes that so many of our issues, such as the Zika virus, gun control, our national spending, aren’t being acted on because both parties of Congress are unwilling to work together to develop a strategy to any of these issues. He also shares the statistic that 83% of Americans are not satisfied with the way that Congress is currently functioning. In short, Dobie concludes that Congress, as a group, does not perform their duties as they should be and due to that, are unable to find solutions to our major problems, which we are currently dealing with.

Scandals from the Senate happen often and infringe upon representation. These scandals emerge from Senators breaking or not following certain rules of becoming a Senator. The types of scandals involved in the senate have various ways of undermining the acute portion of representation that is noted within the confines of becoming a Senator. Although the appointment process has proven, as previously

I would like to be considered to serve as an alternate senator. I have had experience serving in a similar capacity as an undergraduate. Additionally, I was asked to serve on the professional development committee at my previous employer. This position required me to work as a team to allocate funding across various groups to maximize value to the entire organization. Kenan-Flagler has already given me an incredible gift, and I would appreciate the opportunity to return the favor. I have attached my resume for your reference.

We all have personalities and that is what makes us, us. Likewise, Senators and Representors use their personality to build relationships with each other as well as other members of the government. These relationships are very compelling to the dynamics of Capitol Hill. Dr. Zwellings use Senator Ted Kennedy as an example. He brings forth the truth that Senator Kennedy was well respected by many of his colleagues. This said respect was giving birth due to the “long standing, deep”, according to Dr. Zwellings, and great relationships that Senator Kennedy shared with them. It was brought to my attention by Dr. Zwellings that if Senator Kennedy had any part of the Health Care Reform, then the bill would have passed in three months instead of the fourteen months it took. Why? Because of Kennedy’s established relationship. The squabbling among the Republicans is what caused the delay of the