Government Persuasive Speech

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Hello, I am Christian Duke, the newest Diplomatic Ambassador for the United States. I bring you the friendliness and the generosity from the United States. The preamble says, “We the People of the United States.” We are a Government by the people, and for the people. Today, I am going to educate you about the democratic ideas, values, and our legislature configuration here in the United States of America. First off, the Legislative Branch is one of the three branches of government: the Judicial Branch, Executive, and the Legislative. All of our branches of government are equally powerful as well as important. Without one Branch, the other cannot function correctly. In order to prevent one Branch from becoming too powerful, we have …show more content…

Members of this chamber of Congress always serve 2 year terms. Representatives are elected from states based by its population. Citizens from states have the Privilege to vote for the person that will represent them in Congress. Representatives can be elected from anywhere in the country. The House is broken down by committees that discuss specific topics and create bills. If a bill does originate from a committee, then the House Rules Committee would Review the bill before it proceeding to the full House. In committees, representatives study bills and listen to votes so that legislation can be passed. They might even serve on a joint committee with senators. The House tends to have a more centralized; stronger leadership than the Senate. The ruler of the House, above all other positions is the Speaker of the House. The Speaker is chosen in practice by the majority party, had both formal and informal powers, and is second in line to succeed to the presidency should that office become …show more content…

Article I, Section 9 places three important limits on Congress. Congress cannot pass ex post facto laws, which outlaw acts after they have already been committed. Congress also cannot pass bills of attainder, which punish individuals outside of the court system. Lastly, Congress cannot suspend the writ of habeas corpus, which is a court order requiring the federal government to charge individuals arrested for crimes. Congress can only suspend the writ of habeas corpus during times of national

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