Manifest destiny Ideas for legislation can come from members lobbyists state legislatures constituents legislative counsel or executive agencies Anyone can write a bill but only members of Congress may introduce bills Most bills are not written by Congress members but originate from the Executive branch; interest groups often draft bills as well the usual next step is for the proposal to be passed to a committee for review a proposal is usually in one of these forms:. In a section negotiated by James Madison of Virginia Section 2 of Article I designated "other persons" (slaves) to be added to the total of the state's free population at the rate of three-fifths of their total number to establish the state's official population for the purposes of apportionment of Congressional representation and federal taxation. This disproportionately strengthened the political power of Southern representatives as three-fifths of the (non-voting) slave population was counted for Congressional apportionment.
. A month before the end of the war Polk was criticized in a United States House of Representatives amendment to a bill praising Major General Zachary Taylor for "a war unnecessarily and unconstitutionally begun by the President of the United States." This criticism in which Congressman Abraham Lincoln played an important role with his Spot Resolutions followed congressional scrutiny of the war's beginnings including factual challenges to claims made by President Polk the vote followed party lines with all Whigs supporting the amendment Lincoln's attack won lukewarm support from fellow Whigs in Illinois but was harshly counter-attacked by Democrats who rallied pro-war sentiments in Illinois; Lincoln's Spot resolutions haunted his future campaigns in the heavily Democratic state of Illinois and were cited by enemies well into his presidency. Mexico had issued a proclamation that unnaturalized foreigners were no longer permitted to have land in California and were subject to expulsion. With rumors swirling that General Castro was massing an army against them American settlers in the Sacramento Valley banded together to meet the threat. On June 14 1846 34 American settlers seized control of the undefended Mexican government outpost of Sonoma to forestall Castro's plans. One settler created the Bear Flag and raised it over Sonoma Plaza Within a week 70 more volunteers joined the rebels' force, which grew to nearly 300 in early July. This event led by William B Ide became known as the Bear Flag Revolt. . Titus Hosmer Connecticut 1 Yes 4.1.3 Officer Foreign affairs, Lincoln's home in Springfield Illinois Central concepts[show].
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