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    the years have progressed, the increase in inequality without any aid to these hard working middle class families has grown to be a problem for Americans. Currently, the attitude of the American middle class is that they are being ignored by the United States government. This comes from many factors that have diminished the value and definition of a middle class American, in addition to forcing these Americans to struggle to make ends meet. The sense of pride of being a working middle class American

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    Constitution is specific. It is partially specific on elements of the Constitution that embodies the republican principle of limited government, the three institutions in the government that embodies the commitment of representation: the House of Representatives, the senate, and the presidency, amendments of the constitution that expand the democratic representation, and passages that expresses the

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    ‘Washminster System’ as it is a hybrid of the Washington (US) and Westminster (UK) system of government. With the fusion of North America and the United Kingdom’s government systems, the phenomenon of the bicameral system was implemented in the Australian system. Bicameralism’s origins are from England and it was later established in the United States. Hence, the onset of the Australian system’s structures was anglocentric by reflecting the foundations and concepts of England. However, the concept

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    The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention, where it was held in Philadelphia. It was written by a group of people known as “Farmers,” or the “Founding Fathers,” and few of the most famous Founding Fathers were George Washington (The first president of the USA), Thomas Jefferson (The first vice president and the third president of the USA) James Madison (The fourth president of the USA), Samuel Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. The old government, the Articles

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    Legislative branch of the United States holds two houses. The Senate and the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives consists of four hundred and thirty five members and the number of representatives are based on each state’s population. The state of Massachusetts has nine districts and one representative for each of the state’s nine districts. The representative in control over my district is Stephen Lynch and over his career as a Massachusetts representative he plays a very important

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    bicameral legislature, meaning two representative bodies. The Great Compromise at the first Constitutional Convention resulted in the creation of a lower house and an upper house. Article I of the United States Constitution sets forth the formal requirements and the powers of Congress and its members. The requirements are: years of residency, their age, there term of service, and their Enumerated Powers. Congress is the national legislative body of the United States of America. Congress is given its

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    Florida’s Legislative Vs Washington State Legislative Framework The U.S. government is organized at the federal and state level, where the federal government is the overall government concerned with running the affairs of the entire country. To bring governance closer to the people, the U.S. is divided into 50 states with each having its individual government. The state governments control most of the daily dealings of the citizens; they are mandated by the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. to execute

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    Government The government of the United States of America is a federal constitutional republic. In layman 's terms, this means that the country 's national, central government and the smaller, unitary governments of the fifty states are co-equal in their power, and that the citizens of America have a say in public policies by electing representatives who voice their respective opinions. More importantly, both the central government and the state governments are subject to the supreme law

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    Register, 2016). In actuality, it is an indirect system that is used to elect the president of the United States. Instead of voting directly for a specific candidate for president, when voters cast their votes during a presidential election in the United

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    separate states. Under the articles, it was very difficult to pass laws since the requirement of 9 out of the 13 states ' approval was needed for ratification. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The members of the Constitutional Convention signed the United States Constitution

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