MAKE-UP WORK – AP GOV 1/12/1
The bill I researched, the African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015, came for the committee House Natural Resources, Federal Lands Committee. Committees hold meetings to investigate problems and to oversee the executive branch. By doing this, they control the congressional agenda and guide legislation. There are four types of committees; standing committees, joint committees, conference committees, and select committees. The House Natural Resources, Federal Lands Committee investigated problems with African elephant conservation and decided to create a bill to protect them.
I think the words specialized, overlapping, and partisan are the three words that best describe committees. Committees are very specialized. There are an immense amount of committees for an immense amount of issues. Committees also are overlapping. Committees are overlapping with each other, often times they are addressing the same issues. Committees have to go through the house and the senate to pass a bill, and the house and the senate are overlapping as well. Committees are partisan because they have certain issues to address that involve Republican and Democratic views. Each of the parties pass bills that affect their views.
Committees are not efficient because there are so many people encompassing them and too many opinions to get things done. Most of the time, they don't get things passed because of the different opinions. It is very hard to get a majority vote.
I think the words specialized, overlapping, and partisan are the three words that best describe committees. Committees are very specialized. There are an immense amount of committees for an immense amount of issues. Committees also are overlapping. Committees are overlapping with each other, often times they are addressing the same issues. Committees have to go through the house and the senate to pass a bill, and the house and the senate are overlapping as well. Committees are partisan because they have certain issues to address that involve Republican and Democratic views. Each of the parties pass bills that affect their views.
Committees are not efficient because there are so many people encompassing them and too many opinions to get things done. Most of the time, they don't get things passed because of the different opinions. It is very hard to get a majority vote.
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