United States House of Representatives

chambers, one chamber being the House of Representatives and the other chamber being the Senate. While both parts of Congress come together to vote on bills and to review legislation they differ in many parts as well. “The House of Representative was founded in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States”. (Charles Van Doren, senate, britannica.com). The House of Representatives are made up of 435 representatives (also known as congressman or congresswoman) each representative in elected to the position

in part to persuade the colonies to ratify the United States Constitution. The papers were written anonymously by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym “Publius” and addressed major concerns that the colonists expressed about the Constitution. One of their major concerns was the proposed bicameral legislature’s ability to cooperate. The Constitution established a two-part Congress, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Colonists worried that the two

(1) How does a person in my assigned role operate in the legislative process? A United States House Representative plays a major role in the legislative process. In order for laws to be made, it first requires a representative to sponsor a bill, which is just a proposed idea for a law. Any representative is able to introduce a bill. Once sponsored, the bill moves forward to be studied and reviewed by a special committee. The next step after the committee has concluded the review is for the bill

Ideologies and Political Parties of North Carolina Representatives North Carolina holds thirteen seats in the house of representatives along with the two senate seats given to every state. As a state, North Carolina has elected representatives identifying primarily as republicans, with few democrats in Congress, a common distribution in states today with a Conservative Republican President and Republican-Majority Congress. In the House of Representatives, George Butterfield, George Holding, Walter Jones

Review of Violent Crime Control and Law A Review of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act Introduction The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is the largest most encompassing Criminal Act to have ever been passed in United States History. The act not only addressed criminal activities it also allowed for 9.7 billion dollars to be spent on prisons, 6.1 billion dollars to be spent on crime prevention programs, 2.6 billion dollars to fund DEA, INS, and other Justice Department

English speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. It most likely originated from the nickname Rob, short for Robert. Rhyming names were popular in the Middle Ages, so Richard became Rick, Hick, or Dick, William became Will or Bill, and Robert became Rob, Hob, Dob, Nob, or Bob.[1][2] While it is impossible to count the popularity of Bob as a nickname, in 1960 nearly 3,000 babies in the United States were given the name Bob compared to

The United States Congress comprise two houses, one of them is the lower house known as the House of Representatives, the upper house known as the Senate. These two chambers made up the legislative branch due to the agreement of the bicameral legislature resulted from the Great Compromise in 1787. The House represents the population, while the Senates are appointed by the Congress. Both started new session on January 6, 2015. However, they have different majority leader; Kevin McCarthy was the leader

document did a better job of fulfilling the ideals of the American Revolution: the Articles of Confederation or the United States Constitution? The United States Constitution better represented and fulfilled the ideals of the American Revolution then the Articles of Confederation. Democracy and rights were all earned in the Revolutionary war and were enforced by the United States Constitution. Freedom is given to all free citizens in the country through the Bill of Rights. Government is divided

The Senate and the House of Representatives are the two chambers of congress. In order to be in the House of Representatives you have to be at least of the age twenty five and have been a United States citizen for seven years (Article 1). In order to be in the Senate, you must be thirty years of age and be a United States citizen for nine years. The upper house is the Senate and the lower house is the House of Representatives (Article 1). The House of Representatives only serves a two year term and

Federal Government responsible for creating laws. The United States Congress consists of two parts, also known as chambers, the Senate, which is made up of two senators from each state (plus the Vice President can break ties), and the House of Representatives, which is made up of 435 representatives from across the country, allocated to states based on population (so a very populous state like California gets more representatives than a state like Wyoming). A proposed law must be approved by both