Although lawmaking is Congress’s job, in effect, bureaucrats (executive branch employees) write many rules that have the same effect as laws passed by Congress. Is this a takeover of legislative power by the executive branch? Is it constitutional? Does the U.S. government have too many agencies doing too many things and costing too much money? […]
How Representative is Congress? Thinking about Congress, what is meant by “representation?” Do you believe that the U.S. Congress is representative of people like you? Why or why not? Background Materials 1. OpenStax, Chapter 11 https://openstax.org/books/american-government-3e/pages/11-introduction 2. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Political Representation.” https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/political-representation/ 3. Legistorm, “Congress by the Numbers” https://www.legistorm.com/congress_by_numbers/index/by/house/mode/age/term_id/65.html
American Government House of Representatives Discussion Visit this site of the House of Representatives , and find who represents you within the House of Representatives. Visit the website of your representative, and then share with the class the name and anything else you found to be interesting about your representative. Did you already know he […]
Using newspaper articles from the Library of Congress Newspaper Digital Collection. Chronicling America « Library of Congress , you will provide an analysis of significant issues or events within the American experience, such as slavery, women, wars, economics, riots, or courts cases, from 1777 – 1865. You will search and use at least five to […]
Comparing and contrasting these two sources. Keep in mind the historical context and the documents’ audiences. Look for the authors’ rhetoric and analyze how they are different and why. Use specific details and words from the documents to establish their differences and think about the historical period to understand them. These are the 2 sources. […]
Why did congress pass the 14th amendment in 1866? also( Ratified in 1867?) and how was it weakened by the Supreme Court?
Learning Activity #1 Imagine for a moment that there were fewer rules and regulations as related to federal purchasing. Yes, the issue arises all the time, especially after election years. So, let’s imagine that Congress decided to get rid of some of these regulations and to “open up” the federal market place to more potential […]
Is congress or the supreme court more responsible for Equality of Opportunity?
What were the main goals of the Congress of Vienna? Where they compatible or incompatible? How did the French and Industrial Revolutions reorganize Europe more thoroughfktly than the Congress of Vienna?
When outlining legislative powers the Founders arguably gave much leeway to Congress. Under the necessary and proper clause, Congress is given much discretion and power when compared to the other branches of governments in creating the means to achieve its ends. Many, including the Founders, were concerned that this discretion could be abused and widened […]
