Roman Senate

1. Why are you interested in serving in the role of the office(s) sought? As a freshman, I know little about Xavier’s campus and I am getting aquatinted with the resources that Xavier provides to students. Becoming a student senator will teach me more about these resources and how to use them to better my academic and spiritual journey as a Xavier student. As I help myself become a better student, I will also be able to introduce Xavier students with the resources because most students don’t know

Mr. West is an African American male and also a Christian and a member of Good Street Baptist Church. Senator Royce West represents the Democratic Party and I share the same party preference as a Democratic. Senator Royce West has been in the senate office for twenty- four years, he has be serving since 1992 and as of 2016 still strongly represents Texas. Question 2: Each representative’s website should feature a link to his/her voting record or sponsored legislation. Select and describe

Frank Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington develops the themes of idealism, realism, and cynicism. Idealism is the way of looking for the best in everything and not really seeing the bad. Realism is the way of looking at things the way they are in the real world. Cynicism is the way of thinking that no one has any good in them and that the whole world is horrible. Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington brings out the themes of idealism, realism, and cynicism through the main characters, Clarissa Saunders

metro. The early morning hustle and bustle was a shock to me, but it was something that I fell in love with immediately. I was the first intern out of the nine interns to show up to the office. Once the last person arrived to the glamorous Russell Senate office, one of the staffers took us to a large conference

1. Vocabulary Terms and Definitions Relative to this Lesson: a. Filibuster – an attempt to kill a bill by having a group of senators take turns speaking continuously so that a vote cannot take place b. Cloture – a motion that ends debate and calls for a vote c. Register – to file personal information in order to become eligible for an official event. d. “Separate but equal” – a doctrine established by the 1896 Supreme Court Case Plessy v. Ferguson that permitted laws segregating African Americans

republic. After the overthrowing of their Etruscan rulers, the romans didn’t just change their political status but they established a new form of government, The Republic. A republic was a system of government which citizens were allowed to vote or choose the representatives, which governed on their behalf. With this change from the rule of a king, to the rule of a government and power investment in the magistrates and senate. The romans were able to establish a government which would carry on to late

States has adopted parts of Ancient Roman culture into modern day life. Over time Rome became the superpower of the Mediterranean controlling a vast amount of city-states. Power from trade, innovative minds, a powerful military, and influence from other cultures combined to make Rome one of the most powerful regions of the time period. The United States has taken some aspects of Rome’s culture and has incorporated it into society making both regions similar. Roman culture was like our own culture in

Roman society was split into two social classes: the patricians and plebeians. The patricians were high class citizens who had many privileges and were capable of holding office, unlike the plebeians, who couldn’t hold office, had little voice in the government, and were only able to fill the lower ranks of the Roman army. In 493 BC, the plebeians refused to serve in the army any longer, and as a result an official plebeian assembly and political office were made: the concilium plebis and tribune

their Roman predecessors in terms of how they came about, but their governments ran differently. While there were certainly elements of similarities between the two eras, there were considerable differences. To start, it is important to lay out the basic foundations of the Roman republic. The Roman republic was incredibly intricate and convoluted to the point that it would take forever to parse out the exact inner workings of each system of government. As such, just the bare bones of the Roman government

Scholars do not know precisely how the emergence of Rome was formulated, but today the United States practices the way Roman government would have ran. The Romans set the ideal standards for the government and politics in the United States. The Romans created a government that stood for an empire that ruled for over 1,229 years, and now takes part in the government 's foundation for the most advanced country in the world. The crucial ruling for both of these powerhouse territories lies in the hands