The law making process

 

 

Write: how the federal law-making process works in America (how an idea turns into a bill that then becomes a law.) it should include: inception, introduction, committee work, floor debate, voting, both chambers of congress, the president�s role and the judicial implications. Please list detailed information, doesn�t have to be essay format but need clear information?write it like a story.

 

 

Sample Solution

The law making process

Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government and makes laws for the nation. Congress has two legislative bodies or chambers: the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Anyone elected to either body can propose a new law. A bill is a proposal for a new law. It can be introduced in either chamber of congress by a senator or representative who sponsors it, and once it is introduced, it is assigned to a committee whose members will research, discuss, and make changes. The bill is then put before that chamber to be voted on, and if it passes one body of congress, it goes to the other body to go through a similar process of research, discussion, changes, and voting. Once both bodies accept the bill, they represent it to the president, who then considers it and can approve the bill and sign it into law or not approve the bill. The congress can vote to override that veto and it becomes a law but if the president pocket vetoes, the veto cannot be overridden.

 

 

no further relevant points of law by searching through databases which are significant to this area of law.

Time Taken Overall, the research trail and essay took eight hours.

Essay Question:

In this essay I am going to discuss the impact of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO Act) on the legal system and whether this piece of legislation was necessary to be passed. The main issues that arose when this act was passed were the consequences that it had on legal funding and thus the effect this had on society. The LASPO Act 2012 was introduced by the government with one of the aims being to decrease funding for legal aid drastically, this act also amended other areas of the law such as; bail, sentencing and offences, even creating new ones. In other words, it abolished the categories for legal aid that were set out in the Access to Justice Act 1999 .

Legal Aid is free legal assistance that is funded by the government using public funds. Since this act was passed, there have been severe cuts in legal aid. This is because the government felt that legal aid had expanded too much and was available for an extensive amount of cases. This led to problems in the courts as cases were being brought to court when they did not need to be and in some cases, the courts are not able to give the best remedy to the problem. For example, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) may have been a better alternative. Moreover, the government felt that the public may have been taking advantage of this funding and using it when it was not entirely necessary in certain cases. Another reason for this act being passed, in particular in legal aid cuts was due to the coalition government as they wanted justice to be ‘simpler’ by resolving disputes without going to court and they felt this would help society. They felt legal aid should only be given to those who really need it and only used when entirely necessary.

This question has been answered.

Get Answer
WeCreativez WhatsApp Support
Our customer support team is here to answer your questions. Ask us anything!
👋 Hi, Welcome to Compliant Papers.