2 - 2/3
Two and two-thirds
The house Appropriations Committee and the Senate Appropriations committee seem to be the committees to utilize earmarks the most, as they are the ones to big agencies and funding for government contracts. And not only do these committees fund for those things, the agencies and special interests groups that get the money are linked to some of the most important things in America,including health professionals, banks, defense contractors, and oil and gas companies. Basically, these <span>appropriations committees have the power over the finances of the US.</span>
President j<span>efferson won the presidential election with 73 votes to Adams's 65, but the Republican vice presidential candidate Aaron Burr also received 73 votes, making the </span>vote<span> for the presidency a tie. In case of a tie, the Constitution directed that the election be decided by the House of Representatives.</span>
The Constitution was written to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity. (basically it's addressed in the very document itself, The Preamble)
