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What is the Federal Bureaucracy? An administrative group of non elected officials charged with implementing the policies created by the other branches of government What does the term “federal bureaucracy” make you think of when you hear it? Federal regulations? Red tape? Government waste and fraud? Have you ever thought about: who creates the federal…

What are the Federalist Papers? The Federalist Papers are a group of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to persuade New Yorkers to adopt the proposed U.S. Constitution in 1787. These essays were published in newspapers throughout the states to win public support for the U.S. Constitution. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court looks…

Structure of U.S. Congress The U.S. Congress has a bicameral structure. This means it is a two (2) house legislature. Under our first U.S. Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, the Confederation Congress was unicameral — a one (1) house legislature. James Madison, in Federalist #51, explains how to prevent the U.S. Congress from becoming too powerful. He said…

The Impeachment Process The House and the Senate share responsibility over the impeachment process. The responsibilities of each body are different. One charges the federal officer with an impeachable offense and the other holds a trial. What does the U.S. Constitution state about the role of the House in the impeachment process? Article 1, section…

Virtualization AssignmentSUBMIT ASSIGNMENT Start Date Jul 24, 2025, 12:00 AM Due Date Jul 30, 2025, 11:59 PM Points60RubricView RubricStatusActiveAssessment TraitsRequires LopeswriteAssessment Description Virtualization began in the 1960s, as a method for logically dividing the system resources provided by mainframe computers between different applications. Since then, the meaning of the term has broadened. Today, virtualization refers…

Committee Organization and How a Bill Becomes Law Committee Organization and Responsibilities Both the House and Senate have standing committees. They are permanent committees that live on from one Congress until the next, unless they are abolished by members of Congress. While the number of committees may change in both houses of Congress, currently there are 17…

Functions of a Political Party Political parties help our society and voters in general by participating in a variety of activities. They do the following: attract people of different backgrounds, ideologies, ethnic groups, rich, or poor under “one umbrella” in support of positions on issues, e.g. Support the Republican Party to cut taxes, reduce government…

Responsibilities of a Political Party Responsibilities of political parties at the national, state, and local level The top authority of the political party is the National Presidential Convention. Although each major party has a headquarters in Washington, DC, many local party offices can be found in the most common of places such as store fronts….

Political Ideology Definition and Examples It is very important that we determine our political ideology early in our lives because it will impact what political party we support, if any, who we vote for, and ultimately what positions we take on issues like raising taxes and protecting the environment. In short, political ideology is our ideas or…

Can you be conservative and be a Democrat? Yes, of course you can! Both political parties have conservatives, moderates, and liberals. Democrats just have more liberals and Republicans have more conservatives (either traditional or social). Remember each party must reach out to as many people as possible to get the votes to win so people…