There are two dominant political parties in U.S. politics: Republicans and Democrats. Each party has two ranking members of both the Senate and the House: the [Party] Leader and the [Party] Whip. When one party has a majority over the other, their leaders are the Majority Leader and Majority Whip. Likewise for the Minority party. In the House of Representatives, the majority party will elect a Speaker of the House. He acts like the "president" of the House. The president of the Senate is the Vice President of the United States. The Senate does not elect their president.
A parliamentary system. Elected representatives in a parliamentary system vote for a leader, such as a prime minister, among themselves. The leader is typically the head of the majority party or coalition in the legislature.
The provisions of the seventeenth amendment were that the U.S. senators would be elected by the people.
A national executive would be elected for life. This idea was shot down by George Washington, among others, who feared that a leader elected for life would turn too quickly into something like a king.
Most of them are...some of them aren't contested very hard (I'm thinking of Senators-for-life like Ted Kennedy and Strom Thurmond, who are so beloved among their constituents the other party essentially concedes the seat).
A national executive would be elected for life. This idea was shot down by George Washington, among others, who feared that a leader elected for life would turn too quickly into something like a king.
A national executive would be elected for life. This idea was shot down by George Washington, among others, who feared that a leader elected for life would turn too quickly into something like a king.
Tiberius Gracchus (163-133 B.C.E), an aristocrat who was elected tribune in 133 B.C.E. He proposed dividing public land among the poor, but a group of wealthy senators murdered him.
For several centuries the pope has been elected from among the cardinals. It is not a requirement but has become a tradition.
sharing of powers among the representatives elected in elections.
The duties that the senators have are quite diverse but are tied to legislation. The can make laws and are tasked with impeachment obligations among other duties.
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why top management keep major policies in confidence among themselves