Referring a legislative measure to the voters for their approval or rejection is called what?
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It's called a Referendum.
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Congressional approval by the numbers    \n \n37%: percentage of people in the latest poll who approve of the way Congress is doing its job\n\nSept. 26, 1999: Last time rating was that low\n\nOct. 29, 1997: Last time rating was lower (36%)\n\n84%: Highest rating since polls began in 1974 (Oct. 14, 2001)\n\n18: Lowest rating since polls began in 1974 (March 3, 1992)\n\nSource: Gallup Polls. The latest rating is based on telephone interviews of 1,004 adults from March 7-10. Margin of error: +/-3 percentage points.
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MPs\nvoted by the people
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Many different legislative bodies, depending on where you are.\n\nIn the US, Congress passes federal legislative laws. State legislative bodies (sometimes called Assemblies, sometimes under other names) pass state laws. And then there are local city and county ordinances, which are still legislatively passed.\n\nOther countries have similar multi-level legislative systems.
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I can't be very specific but I know a democracy is a system where the people vote for their representatives and all the laws/bi-laws that govern the country.
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Cliffs Notes???  LOL!\n\nOne house proposes legislation and votes on it.  If it is passed, then it goes to the other house to be voted on.  If it passes there too, the president will sign or veto it.
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before it becomes law, it is called a bill. it has to go through 3 readings in Parliament. The first being its introduction, the second to understand its need and the third to make amendments to the bill, if any. After that it is sent to the President for his assent-ion. The Bill becomes law on the day it is in the gazette. hope that will help
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False. They can override a veto, but it takes a 2/3 majority vote.
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There are term limits.  It's called voting them out!
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Influencing legislation requires two things, or a combination of the two:\n\n1. A billion dollars to bribe politicians (the polite term is "campaign contribution");\n\nor,\n\n2. The support of millions of people who agree with you and are willing to be active in the matter.\n\nMaybe you could find an establihed organization that is working towards similar goals and try to get their support.
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PROCEDURE FOR WHY LAWS ARE MADE\n\nWhen a Representative has an idea for a new law, he/she becomes the sponsor of that bill and introduces it by giving it to the clerk of the House or by placing it in a box, called the hopper.  The clerk assigns a legislative number to the bill. The bill will have an H.R. if it was introduced in the House and an S. if it was introduced in the Senate.  A copy of the bill is then given to all the representatives\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNext, the bill is assigned to a committee by the Speaker of the House. The House has 22 standing committees each with jurisdiction over certain bills. The chosen committee studies the bill and hears testimony from experts and people interested in the bill. This process if often called lobbying. The committee may then release the bill with a recommendation to pass it, revise the bill then release it, or lay it aside so that the House cannot vote on it. Releasing the bill is called reporting it out, while laying it aside is called tabling.\n3\nIf the bill goes through, it is then placed on the calendar. Next, the House Rules Committee may call for the bill to be voted on, discussed or amended. Undisputed bills may be passed by unanimous consent, or by a two-thirds vote if members agree to suspend the rules.\n\nThe bill now goes to the floor of the House and is read in its entirety  A third reading  occurs after any amendments have been added. If the bill is passed by a simple majority (281 of 435), it moves to the Senate.\n\nIn order to be introduced in the Senate, a senator must be recognized as the presiding officer and introduce the bill. Sometimes, when a bill has passed in one of the houses, it becomes known as an act.\n\nJust like in the House, the bill then is assigned to a committee It is assigned to one of the Senate's 16 standing committees by the presiding officer.  The Senate committee studies and either releases or tables the bill.
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No, the politicians left themselves out of the legislation of course! They also allowed for 'polls' so that they could get information about how you are going to vote. This created a loophole for market research firms - they can also call you whether you want them to or not, as long as they don't try to sell you anything, but are only running a 'survey'. Once more our politicians prove themselves to be total slimeballs.
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A bill may be proposed by any member of either house to his or her own house. The bill is then referred to a committee, which reports it out or not. Then it is referred to Ways and Means, which again reports it out or not. If it is reported to the full house, it is set for a vote by the representatives, if in the House, or by the senators if in the Senate.\n\nThe bill is then sent to the other house for a similar procedure. Finally, unless the bills passed by each house are identical, it goes to a conference committee, which resolves the differences. Then each house passes or kills the conference bill. If passed by both houses, it goes to the President to be signed or vetoed.
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Depends upon the state you're in.  Most western states allow citizen "iniatives" or "propositions." If you get enough signatures (usually a percentage of the population) then it can go on the ballot for a statewide vote.  If it passes, it can become law (without the legislature's approval.)  Other states don't have that option at all (a good idea, in my mind. The only thing more corrupt than a legislature is a CITIZEN INITIATIVE!) So your only resort is to ask your legislators to change the law.\nHere's a link to a state map showing initiative states;\nhttp://www.iandrinstitute.org/statewide_i&r.htm
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We live in a republic. Our type of government is called representative democracy. In a true democracy, every voter would vote on every issue. In a representative democracy, we vote on "representatives" to vote on every issue. Our representatives are supposed to vote with the majority view of their constituents. Most, instead, vote with their party and ignore the voice of the people who they work for.
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Parliaments pass laws.  They are called legislation.  \n\nThen government regulators have to enforce the law.  They look at the law and work out the nitty-gritty details that need to be followed in order for the law to be followed.  \n\nSo for example, a state might might legislate that restaurant kitchens need to be in a hygenic state.  The health inspection department might then develop regulations that state, for example, restaurant kitchens need to x type exhaust fans or no broken tiles or no ajoining toilet.
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"consent"\n\ngenerally, "democracy"