Although these rules can be--and often are--waived, the strong presence of rules means that representatives do not wield a lot of individual power on the floor; they tend to have much more influence on legislation at the committee level. ... This gives individual senators a great deal of power to shape or stop legislation at any stage in the process. ... The Senate's job is to advise and consent to all presidential appointments, overlook the ratification of treaties, and they also conduct impeachment trials. ...

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The Chamber of Deputies has the power to pass laws, impose taxes, and verify elections. ... The Senate also ratifies treaties and approves certain presidential appointments. ... In practice, both legislative bodies have little power or prestige, and all bills submitted to the president are approved. ... The power of the president is great in comparison to the subnational governments. ... Given the entrenched power of caciques in Mexico, federalist measures run the danger of being kidnapped by such local interests. ...

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How does our super power mentality play in this picture and why do many citizens of the world feel ill will towards Americans? ... This makes particular sense for those reporters assigned to the executive branch because of the career risks in directly opposing presidential intentions. ... Being considered the world's "super power" carries the responsibility of being able to protect all interest equally and playing big brother, which sometimes means our own interest conflict with the interest of those we are suppose to be aiding. ...

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Constitution that U.S. states defines territory (as is Guam) as property: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. ...

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Government Spending & Budget As many Federal departments and agencies lurch into an era of running without funds, the leaders of both parties of Congress are spending less and less time searching for a compromise to balance the budget, and more and more time deciding how to use it to their advantage on the campaign trail. Meanwhile money is easily borrowed to pay for government overhead. In an attempt to change this, on June 29, Congress voted in favor of HConRes67 that called for a 7 year plan to balance the Federal Budget by the year 2002 (Hager 1899). This would be...

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• Grade Level: High School