Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of America's Legislative System in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on American electoral system and its relation with Presidential Elections. The research also analyzes many aspects of U.S. Legislative System and tries to gauge its effect on presidential elections. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for legislation and tries to describe the overall effect of Electoral system on presidential elections.

Table of Contents

ABSTRACT1

TABLE OF CONTENTS2

INTRODUCTION3

BACKGROUND3

DISCUSSION5

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES6

THESIS STATEMENT6

SIGNIFICANCE7

CONCLUSION7

WORKS CITED8

Introduction

The constitutional right of the United States is a complex system, which is a combination of federal constitutional law and constitutional rights of the states with substantial originality.

The Federal Constitution is small in volume, simple design and extremely flexible in content. It includes only 7 articles. It should, however, stipulate that the articles of the American Constitution is much bigger in size to become a modern constitution and are in fact partitions.

Background

The federal legislative system of the United States, according to the Constitution of this country, consists of two separate chambers: The Senate and The House of Representatives.

The Senate

The Senate is made up of two representatives from each state, regardless of the size and population of the same, which gives all federal equal representation. In total, there are fifty states and, therefore, a hundred senators. (Article I, Section 3. Constitution of United States of America) (Blais, Pp. 567- 588)

Senators are elected for six years. Once they reach the Senate, they are divided into three classes or third: The first class, or those senators who are due in two years period. They are called senators or former "Seniors." The second class, or those senators who have overcome the period of four years, senators are also called old or Seniors. The third class, or those newly elected senators who are missing six years, senators are called new or "Juniors." (Arnold, Pp. 61-68)

Every two years senate elects a third of the senators, or 33 and they can be re-elected multiple times. In small states, the electorate chooses the successive re-election to grant a bonus of relationships and experience to their senators, giving an added advantage to their status by the experience of their representatives. There are cases known as that of Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts State, among others. The U.S. vice president presides over the Senate, but shall have no vote unless the vote result is divided. (Blais, Pp. 567- 588)

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives to Congress (The House of Representatives) consists of 435 congressmen elected for two years. These representatives are allocated proportionally to all 50 states by the Hill-Huntington method, a system that has been used for election to Congress from the law created by President Roosevelt, November 15, 1941. The Hill-Huntington method is named after Joseph A. Hill, Office of the U.S. Census, and Edward V. Huntington, a professor of mechanics and mathematics from Harvard University. (Steffen, Barbara, & Shelley Pp. 302-345)

Whereas the U.S. has a population of 294 million ...