PPT-Lawmaking

Legislatures Bills and Agencies Who Makes Laws The laws that we are expected to obey come from many different sources Legislatures make laws Voters can act directly as lawmakers Administrative agencies make many laws. Participation in Government. Johnstown High School . Mr. Cox. Congressional Committees – How the Bills Really Become Laws. Committees. – these play a vital and crucial role in the development of a bill.. Acquisition of property on just terms . Daryl Kerrigan and his counsel are presenting argument to the court that no monetary value can be placed on the value of a family home. .. Is this . is, in fact, true. Is there a difference between the acquisition of a private home and a vacant block of land? What does just terms actually mean?. 1.) through amending the wording of the Constitution by holding a referendum. 2.) through a decision of the High Court in a case that involves some interpretation of the Commonwealth Constitution . 3.) through the states referring or giving some of their lawmaking powers to the Commonwealth Parliament . Levels of Government . In our . federal system. of government, the government shares powers between three levels: . Government . Federal . State . Local . Branches of Government . Federal . State . Local . © 2011 Taylor & Francis. Institutional Focus. Requirement to Become a Member of Congress. House of Representatives:. M. ust . be twenty-five years old.. M. ust . be a U.S. citizen for seven years.. Vocabulary. TERM. DEFINITION. *Abstain. to choose not to cast a vote on a bill. *Cloture. the process used to end a filibuster in the Senate; at least 60 senators must support a cloture vote to overcome a filibuster. Levels of Government . In our . federal system. of government, the government shares powers between three levels: . Government . Federal . State . Local . Branches of Government . Federal . State . Local . Act is prohibit fundraising legislators during regular sessions Hawaii Revised Revised €111-342 131 CMr~i-zt .I 5 6 Fundraisers. (a) No fundraiser shall held unless a notice hold the fundraiser i Promises. and . Pitfalls. of the . Ordinary. Legislative Procedure (OLP). Christilla Roederer-Rynning. University. of Southern Denmark, . crr@sam.sdu.dk. . Context. A . distinguishing. feature .