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    creation of both the Georgia and United States constitutions. With that being said, the United States Constitution throws down the fundamental aspects of the Constitution like the legal, political and economic system. Then there is the Georgia Constitution, this constitution extends the first Amendment of the United States Constitution and provides us with more accurate details on the freedom of religion. The Georgia Constitution just basically meets the United States Constitution, but is more up-to-part

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    Article I, section 1, in the United States Constitution states that Congress has the power to legislate (Indiana.edu, 2016). Congress is composed of two major bodies; the House of Representatives, and the Senate (Indiana.edu, 2016). Both legislative bodies must concurrently agree in order to enact a law, however each chamber has distinct procedural rules, missions and traditions (Indiana.edu, 2016). Our nation’s founders developed a bicameral design for the U.S. Congress, which the goal was to divide

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    Look up an example on a Chromebook and post the link here. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/03/01/this-is-the-best-explanation-of-gerrymandering-you-will-ever-see/ What are the two houses of Congress? the Senate and the House of Representatives. How many representatives are there in the House of

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    government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. The United States is known for its use of representative democracy. However, America’s use of this system is only one example, as there is an abundance of differing forms of government. Democracy has similarities and also differences from other types of governments around the world. The United States representative democracy, fascism, and constitutional monarchy all possess different

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    The United States legislative system is composed of three parts, the house of representatives, the senate, and the president. The president is elected to represent the whole United states. The senate is composed of one- hundred people which equals two representatives from each state. Lastly, there is the house of representative which is composed of four hundred and thirty -five members. The number of people representing each state in the house of representatives changes based on the state’s population

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    “The Federal Assembly -- Parliament of the Russian Federation --shall be the supreme representative and legislative body of the Russian Federation (The Constitution of the Russian Federation). There is also a judicial branch that is elected a bit differently in each country, but ultimately have the same responsibilities. However, they are different in political parties and the order of the country. Tocqueville states, “Without comparisons to make, the mind does not know how to proceed” (Comparing Political

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    pioneered Parliamentary government. The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. It is established by Article One of the Constitution of the United States, which also deliniates its structure and powers. Congress is a bicameral legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives (the "Lower House") and the Senate (the "Upper House"). The House of Representatives consists of 435 members, each of whom is elected by a congressional

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    In 2015, a federal republic governs the people of the United States, providing a checks and balance on power to protect their liberty. Spoken by David J. Bodenhamer, “Americans have long believed that centralized power threatens liberty, and they traditionally have feared most the use of power by a distant national government. By vesting power in two levels of government, dividing it by making each level supreme in its separate sphere, was one solution to the problem of how to grant necessary authority

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    has a bicameral legislature meaning two representative bodies. The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention resulted in the creation of a lower house and an upper house. Article I of the United States Constitution sets forth the formal requirements and the powers of Congress and its members. The requirements are: years of residency, their age, there term of service, and their Enumerated Powers. The age requirement for the House of Representatives members must be at least twenty-five years

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    Carmona PSC 201 Essay #8 Trace the pathway of a bill through both houses of congress. The process in which a bill becomes a law can be a lengthy one, it must go through many steps in order to become the law of the land. It is believed that this process should be a matter that every American citizen should be informed of in order to fully understand and appreciate the inner workings of congress with regard to The House of Representatives and the Senate. The steps in which a bill becomes a law is an

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