Senate

It was believed that the senate was founded by Romulus, the first king of the Roman Kingdom. It consisted 100 patricians in its early period. Unlike its power in the republic, the senate did not have more power than advising the King legislatively. But the senate still held tremendous prestiges since it consisted of the wealthiest and the most powerful members of the society. SPQR, the abbreviation of “Senate and the people of Rome” that shows the reputation of the senate, means the Roman society

The Senate plays a key role in tandem with the House of Commons, in the operation of Canada’s government, some people think that the Senate should be abolished; however without the Senate, “The right to bear arms” could become true for Canada. The Senate should be reformed; abolishing or keeping the Senate at its current state would be unjust. The current Senate is not elected, effective, nor equal. If the Senate is kept at its current state, it will continue to operate fine, however the Senate can

The Canadian Senate has been a long standing problematic section of the Canadian government and since its creation in 1867 and has been scrutinized for its effectiveness and purpose. In recent years, concerns have been raised and approaches have been suggested into reforming the Senate. Those in favour of taking drastic measures to reform or even abolish the Senate agree that the Senate is not functioning and not a trustworthy part of Canadian government. However, there are those who view that

The legislative branch of the Canadian government is divided between an upper house, the Senate, and a lower house, the House of Commons. This system is known as a bicameral legislature, and is a feature of many governments. In Canada, much of the legislative and executive power lies in the House of Commons, and by extension the Prime Minister. The Senate, however, exists in its current form primarily for the purpose of legislative review. Despite the Senate’s seemingly negligible role, or perhaps

responds to the continual controversy and debate of the usefulness of the Canadian senate in 2002. Docherty’s article does an amazing job at analyzing the current Canadian senate and argues that the senate is a failing Canadian institution because of two democratic deficiencies: the undemocratic nature of senator selection and the inability of senators to represent provinces properly (45). These two features of why the senate is a failing Canadian institution can be compared to how Rand Dyck defines democracy

Structure of the Senate In this simulation, each delegate will represent a leading figure in the Roman Senate. The rules of the senate will still apply for the most part. A more complete list of the rules and procedures of the senate may be found later on in this package. Due to lack of records, many senators are represented with fictitious names. However, what is more important is the profile of the individual. Within the senate existed two significant factions: the populists and the conservatives

PORTFOLIO ESSAY DUE: JUNE 6TH 2011 Teacher: Mr. Griem Should the Canadian Senate be left alone, reformed or abolished? By: Shakir M. Lakhani SECTION 4 Final Civics Essay June 6th, 2011 Shakir M. Lakhani Topic: Senate Reform Do you feel your government is fair? Does it manage the issues properly, with careful thought, and an open, objective mind? Is it effective? Do you feel that the Senate is a “sober chamber of second thought?” Do you feel that the best interests of the

Karki 2 Mohan Karki Prof. Sherry Sharifian Govt 2306 30 Oct. 2017 Running for Texas State Senate Texas is divided into many city, county, districts where a person, who is resident for at least 1 years and citizen of United States can run for the office. There are different offices like United State Representative, Railroad Commissioner, Texas Governor, Texas State Senate, District Judge and so on in Texas. To run for this kind of organization a person should spend a hundred of dollars to promote

administrative power. An example that shows the role of the Senate is: “Senators during the Republic held the greatest power in the Roman state. They had many responsibilities, such as governing of all of Rome’s finances, making critical decisions about deploying the military, guiding all the diplomatic missions and engaging in commerce or investing in the trade.” (Roman Republic and Empire VOL.3 / Pg. 198) As it can be seen from the quote, the Senate was an institution that ran the whole Republic. Its

November 2017 Senate and Monarchy: Journal Response #4 The Canadian Senate and the monarchy is a very important part of Canada. But, there are many questions about how Senators are not meeting the desires of Canadians and not doing their jobs correctly. Also, a lot of people are saying that they want to cut the ties with the monarchy in Canada. The question for me is, does Canada really need a Senate and a monarchy? In my own opinion, I don’t thin we should get rid of the Senate, but we should