Connections And Summary: Speaker Of The House

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Connections and Summary Summary: This article talks about Speaker Paul Ryan making his first action as Speaker of the House. He blocked any amendments to a certain law that is mentioned in the article. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connection 1 (Congress): This relates to the chapter about Congress because the Speaker of the House is a federal office mentioned in the Constitution. Paul Ryan is currently the Speaker of the House, so he has the privileges of being the Speaker of the House as given in the Constitution, so he can preside over the House of Representatives and do the actions that he wants to do, such as the action he did in the …show more content…

Because of the media, I am able to get this news! Media is often described as a linkage institution, which means that it connect the citizens to the government; in this case, the media is connecting me to this bill that is currently in the Rules Committee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connection 7 (Chapter 2): This relates to chapter 2 because chapter 2 discusses Checks and Balances. Checks and Balances is a systems where each of the three branches can “check” or review the work that the other branch has done, and this helps “balance” the power between all 3 branches so none of the branches are not too powerful. In this case, even if the bill reaches the president, the president can still choose to veto, not signing, a bill. Then the bill has to go back to Congress and then the House and Senate both have to have two-thirds of the vote in order to override a veto. This may happen with this bill. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personal

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