Across the Pond: Why European Leaders Have Less Power
As we could read in the chapter for this week and as can be widely observed, the powers of the president of …
President Obama’s Game of Drones
As chapter twelve of our textbook advances, the modern day presidency little reflects what the framers had in mind when they drafted …
Lengthen Term Limits for Representatives to Accomplish More
The Congressional level officials are rather unknown bodies of the American government. These people have an important role in the legislative branch, …
The Shutdown of 2013
Chapter 11 centers on Congress; who makes up Congress, who Congress represents; and the theoretical purpose of Congress. With the Connecticut Compromise, …
Maybe it’s the System
According to a recent poll, the United States Congress has a 13% job approval rating by the American people. Congress consistently fails …
Two Skepticism of the Mechanism of Representation
This chapter introduced in detail about the structure and mechanism of representation of people in the congress. The well-designed two houses …
Diversifying the Government and its effects on voter turnout
For my blog post I will be referencing the Katherine Tate reading “Black Faces in the Mirror”. She begins the chapter we …
War Powers: Congress or The Executive
Chapter 11 discussed the ins and outs of how the Congress of the United States functions. The chapter outlined the foundations of …
Congressional Term Limits
It’s no question that Congress is unpopular amongst Americans. The partisan aggressions between the two parties limit the reach of our government’s …
Demographics in Voting
Chapter 10 of the textbook focuses on the campaigns the politicians run (and how they run them), the people who go vote …