Discuss representation and its various aspects as it relates to Congress.
American Constitution ensures separation of power in government, which implies that different branches of government, such as Executive (Presidency), Congress (House of Representative and Senate) and Judiciary (State and Federal Courts). The objective, of devising such structure of government was to keep each branch of government in check. Two, out of three branches of government, represent the population. For instance, the President is directly elected in the United States political system. Similarly, Congress, which is a bicameral legislature, represents population of a particular electorate through the representative of the Senate and House of Representatives. It must be recognized that each state has two senators (Total 100 Senators), whereas seats in the House of Representatives are based on population (Pbs.Org, 2017).
From the study of the constitution, we learn that Congress has 1) constructional powers and 2) evolutionary power. When it comes to constitutional powers, Congress can declare war, establish Federal Courts, and regulate commerce. All these are important matters, on which Congress can influence in a number of ways. It also suggests that Congress can directly impact commerce and foreign relations, which is of great importance and it allows small electorates/constituencies to have their say in matters pertaining to foreign relations and commerce. The evolutionary powers, of Congress allow it to legislate new laws, which are necessary to fulfill its constitutional obligation. It is apparent that through both houses of Congress, state and constituencies of that state express their opinions regarding various matters, which include economy, foreign policy, and issues such as immigration. In recent years, we have witnessed a kind of confrontation between two branches of government, executive, and Congress, which is why policies and legislation had to be amended so that they could be accepted and passed for implementation. However, in some cases, concept and mechanism of separation of power were abused for political gains (Glickman, 2012).
References
Glickman, D. (2012, April 2). Separation of powers: a blessing or a curse. Retrieved from http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/219493-separation-of-powers-a-blessing-or-a-curse
Pbs.Org. (2017, November 1). Separation of Powers. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-peter-sagal/we-the-people/separation-of-powers/
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