Essays on Congress

One of the most significant war battles developed in the 1930s between the crafts unions and the industrial unions. As a result, it was necessary to separate skilled laborers from unskilled laborers. As a result, when the American Federation of Labor (AFL) expressed reservations about separating the two unions, John...

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) was drafted by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 3, 2008. This was a premeditated response to the oncoming financial crisis in the United States, which was reaching near-panic proportions. These financial difficulties began in...

The United States Treasury divides government spending into required and discretionary spending, as well as debt interest. Mandatory spending is spending that Congress legislates for outside of the regular appropriations process, and it accounts for around 90% of federal expenditures (Himmelstein & Woolhandler, 2016). Discretionary spending is the component of...

States Warn of Budget Crunch Under Republican Tax Plan, by Rapperport Allan, focuses on crunch Tax Plans and the concerns surrounding this move by the Trump Administration. Allan continues by demonstrating current economic recovery following the effects of the recession, which has resulted in more employment, high housing values, and...

George Washington expressed confidence in the new legal document that would guide the United States of America for the first time in his letter establishing the constitution (Goldoni 387). He emphasized the multiple essential principles of democracy inherent in the constitution's benefits to both citizens and the nation. He emphasizes...

Textually and historically, the first amendment language was enacted to prevent Congress from interfering with the states' efforts at religious tolerance. The framer of the two amendments in the American constitution that symbolize respect for religious freedom was adversarial. This was true until the Supreme Court included the first amendment's...

Accountability is a key component of any business or government since it assures the transparency of operations and resource use as well as personal accountability for acts and behavior. The Government Accountability Office is a well-established, independent, and non-partisan body that works in accordance with the Congress in the United...

Carson and Jason's book Ambition, Competition, and Electoral Reform examines how politics are carried out during congressional elections as well as electoral institutions between 1872 and 1944 through the lens of contemporary political science. The authors use electoral data from the early nineteenth and twentieth centuries to analyze how historical...

The First Amendment is a legislation that was created that prohibits Congress from adopting laws regarding religious establishment. As a result, there was no restriction on the free exercise of religion, free speech, free press, and the right to congregate and petition the government for redress of people's grievances. (Russo)...

Repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. The new act will replace the act with Savings Accounts, allowing the state to manage Medicaid funds and allowing people to buy health insurance across state lines. It will benefit citizens by expediting the approval of life-saving pharmaceuticals and providing better coverage....

California is one of the United States' states. It is represented in Congress by two senators elected to six-year terms and 53 members of the House of Representatives. California currently has two Senators from the Democratic Party. Dianne Feinstein, who was first elected in 1992, is one of them. Feinstein...

Congressional Ethical Violations Committed by Congressman Rangel B. Charles Rangel Charles was a Democrat and powerful member of the House from New York until he was found guilty in 2010 of violating 11 distinct congressional rules related to his personal finances and efforts to raise funds for a New York-based...