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    The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote. Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the

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    Constitution states, “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the Legislatures.” (The Constitution of the United States). Now what this means is that there are 100 senators total, that gives each state two political representatives. This ensures that all fifty states receive

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    The names of the authors that wrote an article titled Candidates and Policy in the United States Senate Elections are Gerald C. Wright and Michael B. Berkman. Although the previous literature on the subject suggests, that policy is not a major factor in the decision-making process, the article argued otherwise. It is a known fact that a substantial policy difference between the candidates in a particular race exists. Policymakers write specific policies for the future and an election determines who

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    Running head: SENATE RACE IN UNITED STATES ​1 Senate Race in United States Student’s Name Institution Senate Race in the United States First Campaign The first campaign involves Mark Kirk and his strong opponent, Tammy Duckworth. They are competing for the senatorial race in the country. The two are in an intense competition whereby Tammy is on the scale of 10 while Mark is on the level of 11 (Tribune, 2016). The recent private polls give indicate that Kirk

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    first day on the job was terrifying! The vocalized mandate of perfection was intimidating. Compound the expectation of perfection with 100 elected officials seated on the Senate floor, and CSPAN providing continual coverage for the nation to view, I imagined this to be a mistake-filled summer. Serving as a United States Senate Page seemed as though it would be an impossible task. I received my orientation, as I was ushered throughout the Capitol building’s halls, I learned where amendments would

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    A General Comparison between the Senate of Ancient Rome and the Senate of the United States Research Class 16th August 2012 Outline I. Introduction Thesis statement: It is known to most that Western countries are on the rule of parliamentary democracy. We also know that Western countries inherited their political system from the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially the Roman political system. It has shaped western parliamentary system more than any others

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    Chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate. These two bodies draft and pass laws that, if signed by the President of the United States, govern the United States and it's citizens. The bicameral (two-house) Congress emerged from a compromise between delegates from large and small states at the Constitutional Convention, which convened in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States. The Articles of Confederation, which had governed

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    woodrow wilson vs the senate “The Only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” They say time is a great teacher. How true. History has taught us that peace must be kept at all costs. At the end of World War 1, the common goal between the victorious nations throughout the world was to declare peace. The leading statesmen of these triumphant nations met in Paris to draw up the Treaty of Versailles, which would decide the fate of the central powers. Woodrow Wilson

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    The U.S. Senate on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) committee was initiated in 1869 and took on several names to include the Committee on Education, the Education and Labor committee, and in 1999, it assumed its current name (”U.S. Senate Committee on Health,” n.d.). The purpose of the HELP committee is to comprehensively study and review concerns related to the health, education and training, and public welfare of American citizens. The committee reviews all proposed legislation, messages

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    Primary Introduction- Defining torture. In order to fully comprehend if the United States use of “enhanced interrogation methods” are torture one must first have an understanding as to what torture is as defined by international law. The United Nations, an international policing force, defines torture as “(United Nations, 1984) any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information

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