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Ia choosea toa runa fora onea officea ita woulda bea thea Legislativea Branch.a Thea legislativea brancha
camea abouta ina 1781a anda solea powersa area toa reviewa opposinga lawsa cominga intoa power,a
declaringa warsa anda othera responsibilities.a Enacta legislationa anda thea rightsa toa confirma anda
rejecta manya Presidentiala appointments.a Beinga ina chargea ofa makinga anda shapinga lawsa thata cana
potentiallya goa intoa effecta thata Ia helpeda createa woulda bea aa dream.a Wea havea soa manya lawsa outa
herea thata cana bea redonea anda madea better.a Therea area alsoa somea ina mya opiniona thata cana bea dida
awaya with.a Thata brancha isa importanta toa oura governmenta becausea thata isa thea lasta stopa aa billa
makesa beforea ita hitsa thea President'sa deska fora aa signature.a Usuallya whata isa pasteda toa thea
legislativea levela isa thea billa thata cana alsoa bea changeda beforea ita getsa toa thea president.a Aa lota ofa
billsa havea beena passeda thata shoulda havea gottena aa bettera reviewa overa timea becausea thea wronga
peoplea wasa ina officea anda fora thata wea area livinga ina somea crazya times.a Accordinga toa "Abouta
Congress",a Congressa isa responsiblea fora holdinga hearingsa ona thea legislativea process,a theya
overseea thea Executivea Brancha anda conducta investigationsa whena necessarya anda servea thea statea
theya represent.a Theya helpa createa laws,a theya cana declarea war,a impeacha federala officials,a
approvea appointments.a Congressa contributesa toa thea functiona ofa thea U.S.a governmenta bya
makinga law.a Therea isa twoa chambersa ofa Congress,a thea Representativesa anda Senate.a Thea
Representativesa joba isa toa debate,a review,a anda amenda lawsa tilla theya agreea anda passa ona toa thea
Senatea chambera toa bea voteda on.a Oncea theya majoritya isa reacheda theya passa ita ona toa thea
Presidenta toa bea signeda intoa lawa ora hea cana vetoa it.a Ifa aa majoritya votea isn'ta reacheda theya cana
senda ita backa toa Representativesa fora furthera amendments.a Thea Senatea doesa havea thea powera toa
overridea thea vetoa ifa theya cana geta aa 2/3a votea froma botha thea housea ofa Representativesa anda
Senate.a Ifa Ia hada thea chancea toa runa fora aa federala officea Ia woulda runa fora senatora ofa thea Uniteda
California.a Thisa positiona isa aa verya importanta anda hasa manya responsibilities.a Aa senatora
representsa usa alla citizensa they,a willa speaka witha thea citizensa abouta anya concerns,a problemsa ora
recommendationsa theya maya have.a Aa senatora willa speaka behavea ofa alla citizens.a Citizensa electa
theira senatorsa witha expectationsa thata theya fighta fora thema toa geta whata theya need.a Aa senatora hasa
toa reviewa emailsa anda receivea phonea callsa fora citizensa regardinga theira concernsa tryinga thea
addressa theira issuesa ina aa timelya matter.a Theya area entitleda toa sharea informationa witha thea
community.a Othera responsibilitiesa area makinga visitsa toa schoolsa ,institutionsa anda othera
companies.a Senatorsa alsoa holda pressa conferences,a givea speechesa anda speaka witha thea newsa ina
ordera toa educatea thea citizensa ona currenta issues.a Therea area threea requirementsa fora runninga fora
senatora numbera onea ata leasta thirtya yearsa ofa age,a Numbera twoa musta bea aa Uniteda Statesa citizena
ata leasta ninea years.a Anda numbera threea theya musta bea aa residencea ina thea statea theya willa
representa ata thea timea ofa theira election.a Ifa Ia chosea toa runa fora aa federala officea Ia woulda wanta toa
runa fora Senator.a Onea ofa thea reasonsa whya Ia chosea toa runa fora Senatora isa becausea thea Senatea isa
thea uppera housea anda theira terma isa longa whicha isa sixa years.a Thea Senatea protectsa thea rightsa ofa
individuala states.a anda isa designeda toa givea greatera powera toa thea nationala government.a Thea
Senatea providesa advicea anda givesa consenta ona executivea treatiesa anda conducta oversighta ofa alla
branchesa ofa thea federala government.a Theya area considereda thea uppera chambersa ofa thea Uniteda
Statesa Congress.a Eacha statea hasa twoa Senatorsa toa representa thata onea state.a Toa bea considereda toa
becomea aa Senatora youa musta bea thirtya yearsa olda anda aa Uniteda Statesa citizena fora ata leasta ninea
years.a Thea Senatora alsoa musta residea ina thea statea ina whicha theya area tryinga toa representa ata thea
timea ofa election.a Thea Senatea alsoa preparesa rougha draftsa ofa billsa anda amendmentsa whicha isa aa
verya importanta rolea asa well.a Aa Senator'sa joba isa toa representa thea peoplea ata aa highera levela thana
thena aa statea representativea ina thea lowera house.a Ifa Ia decideda toa runa fora federala office,a Ia woulda
choosea thea Legislativea Branch.a Ia considera myselfa aa servanta leader.a Mya focusa isa ona thea growtha
anda well-beinga ofa othersa anda puttinga people’sa needsa first.a Witha thata beinga said,a Ia woulda
delivera exceptionala resultsa toa thea Uniteda Statesa anda itsa peoplea makinga Americaa greata again!
Thea Legislativea Brancha wasa establisheda bya Articlea Ia ofa thea Constitutiona beginninga ina 1781.a Ita
isa thea mosta powerfula brancha ofa government.a Thea responsibilitya ofa thea Legislativea Brancha
includesa draftinga proposeda laws,a confirming,a ora rejectinga officiala nominations,a anda declaringa
war.a Thea Legislativea Brancha consistsa ofa thea Housea ofa Representativesa anda thea Senate.a
Membersa ofa thea housea area electeda everya twoa yearsa anda theya musta bea 25a yearsa ofa age,a aa U.S.a
citizen,a anda aa residenta ofa thea statea youa represent.a Thea legislativea brancha actsa asa parta ofa aa
systema ofa checksa anda balancesa thata helpa preventa abusea ofa power.a Botha thea Housea ofa
Representativesa anda thea Senatea havea toa passa aa billa ina thea samea forma fora ita toa becomea law.a
Othera checksa anda balancesa includea thea presidentiala veto.
Ia personallya woulda chosea legislativea asa "thea Constitutiona grantsa Congressa thea solea authoritya
toa enacta legislationa anda declarea war,a thea righta toa confirma ora rejecta manya Presidentiala
appointments,a anda substantiala investigativea powers"a .Thea Housea hasa severala powersa assigneda
exclusivelya toa it,a includinga thea powera toa initiatea revenuea bills,a impeacha federala officials,a anda
electa thea Presidenta ina thea casea ofa ana Electorala Collegea tie.a Contributionsa toa thea U.S.a
governmenta includea thea introductiona ofa bills.a Requirementsa consista ofa beinga aa U.S.a citizena
fora ata leasta sevena years,a aa residenta ofa thea state,a anda 25-yearsa ofa age.a "Parta ofa Congress’sa
exercisea ofa legislativea authoritya isa thea establishmenta ofa ana annuala budgeta fora thea government.a
Toa thisa end,a Congressa leviesa taxesa anda tariffsa toa providea fundinga fora essentiala governmenta
services.a Ifa enougha moneya cannota bea raiseda toa funda thea government,a thena Congressa maya alsoa
authorizea borrowinga toa makea upa thea difference.a Congressa cana alsoa mandatea spendinga ona
specifica items:a legislativelya directeda spending,a commonlya knowna asa “earmarks,”a specifiesa
fundsa fora aa particulara project,a rathera thana fora aa governmenta agency".a Ia knowa manya peoplea
whoa ifa givena thea chance,a woulda choosea toa bea president,a buta Ia woulda rathera choosea toa runa toa
bea aa senatora fora mya statea becausea Ia woulda geta toa worka alongsidea thea peoplea whoa makea lawsa
anda causea reala changea fora thea peoplea ofa mya state.a Asa aa senatora mya rolesa anda responsibilitiesa
area toa worka witha thea governora ofa mya statea toa createa laws,a establisha aa statea budget,a passa billsa
ona publica policya matters,a seta levelsa fora statea spendinga withina thea statea budget,a raisea ora lowera
taxes,a anda votea toa upholda ora overridea entirea billsa thata thea governora hasa vetoed.
Asa aa Uniteda statesa senatora ita woulda alsoa bea mya dutya toa protecta thea rightsa anda privilegesa ofa
citizensa froma othera statesa asa wella asa protecta thea minority'sa opiniona thata isa oftena timesa
forgottena anda overlookeda bya aa systema thata isa designeda toa givea morea anda morea powera toa thea
nationsa government.a Mya officea alsoa playsa ana importanta rolea ina thea legislativea processa bya
reviewinga legislation,a anda alsoa communicatinga witha stakeholdersa anda lobbyists.
Ifa Ia werea toa chosea toa runa fora federala officea Ia woulda wanta toa runa fora thea Senate.a Beinga aa
Senatora youa area ina thea uppera chambera ofa thea Uniteda statesa congressa anda area onea ofa 100a
Senatorsa asa opposeda toa thea 435a U.S.a Representativesa ina thea lowera chamber.a Asa aa Senatora youa
geta aa sixa yeara terma insteada ofa aa twoa yeara terma whicha isa parta ofa whya Ia seea ita asa aa bettera
position.a Asa aa Senatora youa area ina aa votinga positiona insteada ofa introducinga Bills,a resolutionsa
anda amendmentsa althougha theya botha vote.a Ina thea origina anda developmenta ofa thea U.S.a Senatea
Jamesa Madison,a paraphrasinga Edmunda Randolph,a explaineda ina hisa notesa thata thea Senate'sa
rolea wasa ''Firsta toa protecta thea peoplea againsta theira rulersa (and)a secondlya toa protecta thea peoplea
againsta thea transienta impressionsa intoa whicha theya themselvesa mighta bea led''.Thisa statementa isa
somethinga Ia believea ina anda isa onea reasona Ia woulda likea toa becomea aa Senator.a Thea publica officea
ofa thea Senatora contributesa toa thea functiona ofa thea U.S.a governmenta bya protectinga thea rightsa ofa
individuala states.a Thea Senatea isa intendeda toa sharea powera witha thea presidenta anda thea Housea ofa
Representatives.a Whena togethera asa thea Senatea theya havea thea solea powera toa confirma
appointmentsa bya thea presidenta anda thea Senatea takesa actiona ona Bills,a resolutions,a amendments,a
motions,a nominationsa anda treaties.a Congressa hasa whata isa calleda ana internala systema ofa checksa
anda balances.
Thea Housea ofa Representativesa anda thea Senatea checka eacha othera asa lawsa cannota passa Congressa
withouta botha chambersa approvinga witha aa majoritya vote.
Ifa Ia werea toa chosea toa runa fora aa federala officea ita woulda bea Thea Commissionera ofa Boarda ofa
Education.a Ia woulda chosea thisa positiona becausea Ia woulda wanta toa doa thea besta fora thea teachersa
anda mosta importantlya thea childrena (students).
Thea responsibilitiesa ofa thata publica officea are:
servesa asa Secretarya toa thea Statea Boarda ofa Education
developsa codea proposalsa fora thea Statea Boarda ofa Educationa discussiona anda
consideration
apportionsa statea aida toa locala districts;
administersa regulationsa fora classifyinga studenta witha disabilities;
ensuresa thata locala districtsa adherea toa alla legala anda statea boarda requirementsa relatinga toa
schoola districta operation.
conductsa statewidea tests
Thea federala governmenta influencesa educationa bya allocationa fundinga onlya toa thosea schoola
districtsa thata followa certaina federala guidelines.a Roughlya 3a percenta ofa thea federala budgeta isa
spenta ona educationa asa ofa 2017.a Aa smalla portion,a ofa course,a buta ina manya yearsa thisa amountsa toa
billionsa ofa dollars.a Mosta ofa thisa moneya goesa towardsa assistancea programsa fora childrena witha
disabilities.a Thea resta ofa thea moneya isa distributeda toa schoola districtsa undera thea Everya Studenta
Succeedsa Acta (ESSA).Thea federala governmenta playsa aa rolea ina thea evaluatinga eacha schoola
districta bya administeringa thea Nationala Assessmenta ofa Educationa Progressa (NEAP),a alsoa
knowna asa thea Nationsa Reporta Card.a Finallya federala agenciesa sucha asa thea Nationala Sciencea
Foundationa ofa thea Departmenta ofa Educationa publisha recommendeda teachinga strategiesa anda
materials.a Thea thingsa thata interesta mea thea mosta abouta beinga Senatora woulda bea reviewinga
policiesa anda laws,a addressinga thea state'sa problems,a fixinga thea budget,a anda votea upona actionsa
toa bea performeda bya thea congress.a Somea senatorsa area alsoa appointeda asa leadersa fora thea
majoritya anda minoritya groups,a asa wella asa partya chairpersonsa anda headsa ofa committees.a
Senatorsa cana alsoa worka ina improvinga existinga policiesa anda lawsa ina differenta sectorsa sucha asa
transportation,a finance,a communication,a healthcare,a anda nationala security.a Ita isa alsoa thea
responsibilitya ofa thea senatorsa toa upholda anda defenda thea Constitutiona ofa theira state.a Thea
Commissionera ofa Educationa wasa createda ona Marcha 2,a 1867.a Pera youra writing,a “Ia woulda
choosea thisa positiona becausea Ia woulda wanta toa doa thea besta fora thea teachersa anda mosta
importantlya thea childrena (students),”a youa woulda bea ana excellenta candidatea fora thea position.a
Havinga someonea ina thata positiona thata caresa fora thea studentsa anda teachersa isa whata ita isa alla
about!a Thea Commissionera ofa Educationa wasa createda ona Marcha 2,a 1867.Ia thinka Senatea isa aa
greata officea toa runa for.a Beinga aa membera ofa sucha aa smalla groupa ofa peoplea whoa makea sucha
powerfula decisionsa cana bea ana exhilaratinga experience.a Beinga aa parta ofa thea officea toa helpa passa
bills,a makinga surea statea lawsa area enforceda anda thata itsa peoplea area treateda fairlya isa aa stronga
positiona toa hold.Ia doa thinka aa lota ofa peoplea woulda wanta toa bea presidenta buta nota me.a Senator'sa
havea morea powera thena Ia realizeda anda ita isa enougha toa makea aa differencea likea youa saida withouta
thea spotlighta ofa beinga aa president.a Youa mentiona aa systema thata isa designeda toa givea morea anda
morea powera toa thea governmenta anda ina somea waysa thisa isa true.a Thea combinationa ofa
governmenta teaminga upa witha largea corporationsa whicha cana bea aa persona ora aa familya asa thea
wealthya thata theya turna toa usuallya don'ta justa havea aa pilea ofa moneya theya owna certaina thingsa anda
thisa combinationa isa wherea youa geta sucha ana outrageousa powera from.a Ia personallya woulda nota
wanta toa bea President,a althougha aa greata honora buta nota fora me.a Ia woulda chosea toa bea playa ana
importanta rolea ina thea governmenta buta nota President.Ia woulda chosea toa bea ina thea Educationa
department.a Whata bettera waya toa starta witha thea childrena ofa oura futurea anda doa thea besta fora thema
anda thea teachers.Ia woulda likea toa bea parta ofa thea Legislativea Brancha whicha isa parta ofa thea Housea
ofa Representativesa anda Senate.a Ia believea wea havea somea ofa thea samea interestsa anda valuesa froma
readinga youra post.a Asa youa werea sayinga ina paragrapha two,a “toa havea aa Senatea toa protecta ta thea
minority'sa opiniona thata isa oftentimesa forgottena anda overlookeda bya aa systema thata isa designeda
toa givea morea anda morea powera toa thea nation’sa government.”a Thata woulda bea thea developmenta
ofa positivea change.a Ia havea toa agreea witha youa ona lawa revisiona fora instancesa ofa outa dateda lawsa
ora theya simplya area ridiculous.a Ifa youa evera wanta aa chucklea looka upa mosta ridiculousa statea ora
federala lawsa ina thea U.S.a Ina thea casea ofa thea trucka drivera Ia believea thata thea judgea shoulda bea ablea
toa makea adjustmentsa witha carefula consideration.a Evena ifa hea hada toa senda ita thea Statea toa geta
approved.a Ora havea thea Statea amenda thea lawsa ita hasa set.a Alla thea olda lawsa havea toa amendeda anda
theya lawsa justa pilea upa whilea theya area workinga ona others.a Accordinga toa Thea Atlantic,a Obsoletea
Law,a oura owna legala structurea makesa ita harda toa geta lawsa toa pass.a Theya suggesta thata lawsa havea
expirationa datesa ofa 20a years,a witha congressa beinga ablea toa re-enacta thea lawa ifa ita continuesa toa
servea thea people.a Theya havea manya othera suggestionsa thata actuallya makea sense.a Ia founda ita
interestinga thata thea U.S.a Senatea cana overridea aa Presidenta vetoa whena ita comesa toa expellinga aa
Senator.a Ina additiona toa this,a theya cana alsoa overridea thea Presidenta whena ita comesa toa amendinga
thea Constitutiona anda convictinga ana impeacheda official.a Ifa thea U.S.a Senatea comesa toa aa tiea
whena decidinga ona passinga bills,a thea Vicea Presidenta stepsa ina toa casta aa votea anda ultimatelya
makesa thea decision.a "Thea Senatea votesa ona bills,a resolutions,a motions,a amendments,a
nominations,a anda treatiesa ina aa varietya ofa ways"a .a It'sa alsoa interestinga howa theya goa abouta
voting.a Aa clerka sitsa witha aa tallya carda whilea thea Senatorsa saya "yah"a ora "nay"a toa whata theira
votinga on.
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