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carefully balanced • No time constraints on speakers or committee control of discussion Who Is In Congress? Sex and Race • House has become less male and more racially diverse • Senate has been slower to change, but several African Americans and Hispanics hold influential positions Incumbency • Low turnover rates and safe districts were common in Congress before the 1980s • Incumbents gradually viewed as politicians and not in touch with the people by the 1980s Party • Democrats are the beneficiaries

alumni in recognition of their leadership in industry, the community, and service to others. She received the 2015 National Medal of Arts presented to her by President Obama at the White House. And, on September 13, she will receive the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 2017 CHCI Chair award. The House on Mango Street has sold over six million copies and is still one of her most famous books up to date. Sandra writing is often influenced by her personal experiences and by observations of the

current political climate. These lessons can be drawn directly from the 113th Congress as As for the 113th Congress, the high levels of party polarization marked the persistence of policy stalemates during this period. [two factors accounted for Congressional gridlock over immigration reform: electoral interests and different institutional contexts of House and the Senate] The partisan balance of the Congress is determined by capturing “ebbs and flows of public preferences.” In order to achieve majority

Essay Question #2 Albert Kinsey helped change the American Public’s preconceptions on sexuality by publishing two bestselling books from 1947 to 1953 on the topic. Titled “American Sexual Behavior” and “Sexual Behavior in the Human Female”, these books both confirmed and challenged the generally held beliefs dealing with marriage, sexual gratification, and sexual orientation. Sex was deemed important for a healthy marriage, adultery was frequent and homosexuals weren’t weird anomalies. Hugh Hefner

of Illinois at Chicago. Aida Giachello has achieved many things in life and has received many awards. One of her achievements was being named most influential Latina in America in 2005 in Times Magazine. Some of her awards are the US Hispanic Congressional Caucus award in 2008, and the One of Ten Who Inspire Award by The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) which she received in 2010. Aida Giachello is of Puerto Rican descent, she grew up in Spanish Harlem and she grew up knowing what

DACA summary As it stands, DACA is a program that allows undocumented immigrants to come out of hiding, and helps them to enjoy some of the benefits of US citizens, such as applying for a drivers license, credit card, and work authorization. DACA allows undocumented immigrants who came here as children, to live without fear of deportation. However, not everyone is eligible for DACA, and strict eligibility rules are in place to make sure that the criminals and unproductive people don't get to stay

I was please to read both you and your mother are feeling better. I looked at this statement “NOW ANOTHER THING, U SAY U BLAME AFRICANS FOR OUR PLIGHT JUST AS MUCH AS U DO BILLY BOB (THE WHT MAN) I THINK I SUGGESTED U READ 'THE DESTRUCTION OF BLK CIVILIZATION' BY CHANCELLOR WILLIAMS....AND 'INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN CIVILIZATION' SOME TIME AGO. THESE TWO BOOKS WILL ANSWER ALL UR QUESTIONS.“ and thought those books, Introduction to African Civilizations by John G Jackson and The Destruction of Black

institution of Congress, has produced a wealth of research and literature in recent years. This scope of budding research ranges from legislative activity and Congressional voting to the electoral process and campaigning. This study examines the effects of

We all know the president as the leader of our country, but we never really consider the many things that encompasses. He must be a Chief of State, a Chief Executive, a Commander in Chief, a Chief Diplomat, a Chief Legislator, and other various smaller roles. The President has many roles to take on and must act as all of them possibly in any given week or day. Taking a look at four random weeks in The President’s schedule I am going to identify examples of the president executing these roles, explaining

Presidential versus congressional campaigns Introduction Two phases: getting nominated and getting elected Getting nominated Getting a name on the ballot An individual effort (versus organizational effort in Europe) Parties play a minor role (compared with Europe) Parties used to play a major role Major differences Presidential races are more competitive. House races have lately been one-sided for Democrats. Presidential winner rarely gets more than 55 percent of vote Most House incumbents are reelected