...Serving on the POLSC 202 Senate was one of the best experiences of my life. I was able to serve my district, District 15, and work for the betterment of our society at larger. I worked hard every time I entered the Senate chambers, drafting legislation, debating with my colleagues, and working to craft a better America for my constituents. During this session I had the privilege of sitting on two committees. I chaired the Veterans Affairs, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs (VAFR) committee, and sat on the Rules, Budget, Finance, and Appropriations (Rules) committee. During my tenure on both committees I was able to work on legislation and have a successful and productive session. During my time on the VAFR committee I worked on two key...
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...Mera Feygin POLSC 110, Section 4 First Exam, Question 1 Framing the Constitution The framers of the constitution wrote the document with a set of goals in mind. They sought to increase the power of the central government while simultaneously trying to separate and control and limit power. They also wanted to limit popular influence while allowing popular sovereignty. Through a long process of conventions, amendments, and later some ratifications, the framers mostly succeeded, and although changes have been made, the main ideas constructed in the constitution are used to this day. The ideas written in the constitution were greatly influenced by philosophers and enlightenment thinkers. Popular sovereignty, the principle that the government is run by the people through representatives that they elect and may later revoke, was first introduced by English philosopher John Locke, and influential political theorist. Sir Isaac Newton, an English physicist, introduced...
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...Mohamed Ismail Professor Ann Cohen POLSC 110 02 December 2013 Our government regularly passes laws that affect everyone in our society, supposedly protecting our rights and taking into account the views of all of its citizens. Citizens express their views by voting for representatives to speak on their behalf or by joining interest groups. In our current voting system however, many groups of people are barred from voting, yet they are forced to abide to the laws passed by our government. Whether it is because they are undocumented immigrants, felons, or even because their state requires tests that they are incapable of passing, these people are being unfairly represented in our government. Although our constitution provides the framework for our voting system, it leaves the right to the states to establish who is able to vote and who isn’t. In order to prevent this inequality in the voting process, states should be required to share the same voting requirements and it should be easier for immigrants to gain their citizenship so they as well can have a say in government. The American constitution established the framework of the voting system that we use today in our modern society. Voting first started in 1776, during the time of the colonies and the revolution and only white male Protestants were able to vote. At the time when George Washington was elected President, only 6% of the current population was eligible to vote, so voting was very restricted. In 1866 the...
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