Essays Tagged: "Senate"

Comparison of ancient Rome and Greece

system they gave us two forms of working government. There was the republic, which was made up of a senate, two assemblies, and consuls. They also had many forms of a dictatorship. The dictatorship wa ...

(1 pages) 143 0 2.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Tour Of France

es Chirac and the premier is Alain Juppe. The legislature consists of the National Assembly and the Senate. The president appoints the premier. He also serves a 7-year term. Ages 18 and up can vote fo ... ists of 577 deputies that are elected in their political division. They serve a five-year term. The senate has 319 members that are elected for a five-year term. France is divided into 22 regions, 96 ...

(4 pages) 181 3 4.1 Jan/1997

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Roman Society

a republic in 509 B.C., two major classes developed.The patricians controlled the government with a Senate, made up of 300 electedofficials. The senate chose two consuls to administer the laws of Rome ...

(4 pages) 180 0 3.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

Why the civil war took place

issouri to the Union as a slave state and admitted Maine as a free state to keep the balance in the Senate. It also provided that slavery would be excluded from the still unorganized part of the Louis ... the exception of Missouri. The gains of the Mexican War also raised the issue of balance within the Senate. The Compromise of 1850 ended this problem by admitting California as a free state and lettin ...

(2 pages) 553 8 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

In what ways and why are the Committees of the US Congress so much more Powerful than the Committees of the House of Commons?

ss have the ability to stop a proposed bill before it has even reached the floor of the reps or the senate. This shows immense power as effectively the committees in congress have more power than indi ... ages of bill being passed as a bill has to pass in identical form through the house of Reps and the Senate for it to become law. This means compromise must be reached and this compromise means amendme ...

(4 pages) 100 0 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Time for reform? considering the failures of the electoral college in the US

duals, thePresident and the Vice-President. Each state has the same number of electors as there are Senate and Houseof Representative members for that State. When the voting has stopped the candidate ...

(7 pages) 191 0 1.6 Dec/1993

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The HOPE Bill

e unemployed and double that are on welfare or homeless. As a result, I am sponsoring a bill to the senate that will address this problem.The HOPE program, Helping Others acquire Pride and Emancipatio ... groundbreaking program that people had been waiting for so that a program like mine could enter the senate. To solve the problem of the unemployed, the homeless, and the welfare recipients, I will pro ...

(5 pages) 63 0 5.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Should America lauch an attack on Iraq

opposition for immediate attack1.Don Nickles, Oklahoma Senator 2nd Republican in seniority for the Senate, is against invasion.2.Tom Daschle, majority leader for the senate, is against preemptive str ... the only branch of government that can declare war, Bush has found strong opposition. Tom Daschle, Senate Majority leader, is reported to of commented to a journalist that he was "more concerned with ...

(5 pages) 196 0 3.8 Oct/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Judicial Choices

l for increasing their power, which caused anincreased interest in conformations. The change in the Senate to lesshierarchical institution played part to the strategy of nomination for thepresident. T ... the changes in the conformations by examining the changes in theDemocratic party, Republican party, Senate, and the power of the judiciary.Conformations affected political parties a great deal because ...

(3 pages) 102 0 4.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The HOPE Bill

e unemployed and double that are on welfare or homeless. As a result, I am sponsoring a bill to the senate that will address this problem.The HOPE program, Helping Others acquire Pride and Emancipatio ... groundbreaking program that people had been waiting for so that a program like mine could enter the senate. To solve the problem of the unemployed, the homeless, and the welfare recipients, I will pro ...

(4 pages) 41 0 5.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

The Strengths and Weaknesss of the American Presidency. It goes in detail about the president's responsibilties and tasks.

nt: a monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. The president would represent the elected monarchy, the Senate would represent the aristocracy, and the House of Representatives would represent the democra ... ness, which I will discuss in this paper.One of the president's strengths, which he shares with the Senate, is to negotiate treaties, appoint ambassadors, judges, and high officials. Another major str ...

(4 pages) 162 0 4.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

"Foreign Policy" by Cheri Pytash this is an outline for a chapter about foreign policy

1 However, only congress can declare war.2 Treaty-Making Powersa With the advice and consent of the senate, the president has the power tomake three types of treaties.1Peace treaties, or agreements to ... ons to trade with eachother on favorable terms.b All treaties must be approved by a 2/3 vote of the senate.c Agreements can also be made by an executive agreement.1 An EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT is a mutual ...

(4 pages) 164 0 2.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The Three Major Compromises of the Constitution

ise made the Legislative branch bicameral. It now consisted of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The problem was that the smaller states thought their interests and concerns would not be re ... vernments. The House of Representatives, which had the representatives based on population, and the Senate, which had each state represented equally. The New Jersey Plan was the plan that decided that ...

(1 pages) 56 0 3.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

With references to sources, assess the differing interpretations of Agrippina.

grippina's time and was hostile towards her since he disliked the principate, instead favouring the senate to be in power. He portrayed Agrippina as a deceptive, ill- mannered woman and is highly- cri ...

(3 pages) 52 0 3.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Life In America from 1812-1900 8 1/4 pages

r against Britain, which was declared in June 1812 on a vote of 79-49 in the house and 19-13 in the Senate. Meaning majority rules in this case war is gonna begin. There was almost no backup for war i ... e for a minimal naval force. Ideological objections to banks had been responsible, in 1812, for the Senate's denial to restore the charter of the Bank of the United States. Commercial opinion was host ...

(6 pages) 140 1 3.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

"The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick - This essay discusses the relationship between citizen and state in the short story.

hrough ultimate control over the lives of its people. The Federal Westbloc Government is ruled by a Senate, the Army and Precrime, the police who virtually eradicated major crime in this new society. ... ormation. The military wanted to regain politicalpower, which it held before Precrime, and knew the Senate would step aside if Precrime were proven to be wrong. Ultimately, Anderton is faced with the ...

(2 pages) 68 0 5.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Could war with Iraq be Vietnam II? In this paper you find out the similarities between the situation the United States faces now compared to the situation they faced in Vietnam.

velop my son and American youth by the millions for years to come." George McGovern, speech to U.S. Senate, April 25, 1967.Would going to war with Iraq be Vietnam all over again? This question is an o ...

(7 pages) 319 3 4.4 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

This is a biography on Augustus Caesar. Tells about his life and accomplishments as a ruler of Rome.

avius' long life of seventy-seventy years, he accomplished a great deal. He reduced the size of the Senate, he was an integral part of the second triumvirate, and he was elected the Pontifex Maximus, ... blower, Companion 105).When Augustus became emperor, he tried to drastically reduce the size of the Senate on several occasions. Unlike Julius Caesar, he did not think just anyone should be allowed to ...

(9 pages) 143 0 3.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

United States of the 21st Century faced with the same dilemma and problems that the Roman Republic faced as it transformed due its strength, into an empire.

bles overthrew the king. The new government kept many features of the earlier system, including the Senate and citizen assemblies. Two elected officials called consuls headed the government. The consu ... d power, but either consul could veto the actions of the other. A consul served for only a year.The Senate was the most powerful government body of the Roman Republic. The Senate conducted foreign pol ...

(5 pages) 89 0 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

Ancient History- Rome.

pire was able tohappen because of his great ability to gain support from his military soldiers, the senate, and the people. Hisrelationship with each varied, but ultimately lead to him becoming known ... ecoming known as the creator of the Roman Empire.Through the gaining of well timed support from the senate, and retaining popularity with his army and the peoplehe was able to gain the political power ...

(2 pages) 62 1 2.3 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History