ASSIGNMENT #7 THE CONGRESS

Nieves Micolta

Class: POL 166

Professor: Barry Murdaco

Lehman College

THE CONGRESS

       The U.S. Congress is divided up into two houses, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House is large and more democratic body, made up of 435 representatives drawn from multiple districts within each state. House of Representatives serve two- year terms with no term limits meaning there is no limit to the number of time they can be re-elected. Senators serve six-year terms also with no term limits. The House is supposed to be more democratic because since they represent smaller districts. Although overall approval of Congress is almost 90 percent, meaning that once someone is elected to Congress they have an enormous advantage over un-elected challengers. It also suggests that while people may disapprove of the actions (or lack of action) of Congress as whole, most people seem to be Satisfied with their Congressional Representation. However, members of Congress do not seem to react the same way in every issue area, meaning in some areas, they are more representative of what the people in district or state want, in some areas they seem to act with more independence. Generally Speaking, members of Congress seem to be more receptive to their districts or state on domestic issues, but on foreign affairs issues seem to act more on their own.

        My understanding about this passage is basically that, the Congress represents the people and makes laws through a well-established and orderly process, also plays a vital role in our government’s system of checks and balances. In addition, The constitutions gives the Congress many expressed powers, and it implies some others. Moreover, the House of Representative is the more classical chambers of the Congress. Its members carry out much of their work in committees. In the other hand, the Senators represent entire states, have longer terms, and follows different rules of debates, giving the senate its reputation as a more weighty body than the House.

       

          I chose this passage because even though the Congress representing us ,some people have a very bad opinion about them. These people think that they’re supposed to do more for us as a citizen, a lot people abuse from the public assistance like medicare, medicated and others public services. Also, they should be more considered and should stop raising the bus and subway fairs, etc…