4 1/2
-> 4 1/2 is greater than 4 3/4
-> April only has 30 days Oct. has 31
so you gain an extra day
The correct answer is yes. Unfortunately, riders are used both by Republicans and Democrats. Republicans use it mostly to pass a controversial or unpopular provision that would not pass otherwise. Democrats use it mostly to prevent unpopular or controversial bills to pass. Riders have nothing to do with the actual bill and in a sense they hijack the law-making process for the sake of partisanship.
Now, let’s analyze the situation at hand: there is a bill that has been proposed by either party for the specific purpose of abolishing the federal income tax and the Internal Revenue Service. Such a bill is a highly controversial issue since without tax revenues and an enforcing institution the federal government would be bankrupt unless it finds alternate way of getting funds to operate.
It is certain that either party would attach a rider to make sure that the bill to never pass. Democrats would most likely attach a rider imposing strict gun control laws or universal, public health care for all Americans. Republicans would most likely attach a bill to eliminate all taxes on the wealthy or all regulation on financial markets. Both parties would definitely use the technique if the bill displeases their own ideology.
Answer: The most famous piece of evidence from the Warergate Scandal were the tapes President Nixon secretly recorded in the Oval Office that revealed his part in the Watergate scandal.
Explanation: On June 17, 1972, 5 men were arrested for breaking in to the Democratic Party headquarters located at the Watergate Hotel in Washington. The men were tried, and convicted and on sentencing two of the men told the Judge that President Nixon was not only involved in the plan, he was also a major part of the cover up. There was no hard evidence. Nixon fired a large part of his staff promising a full investigation. However, Alexander Butterfield revealed that there were secret presidential recordings of all that had happened. Nixon tried to block the release of the tapes but was ordered by the court to release them. When they were finally released, there was a large gap of silence on one of the tapes. The Supreme Court demanded transcripts of the tapes which Nixon turned over on August 5, 1972. Three days later, ixon resigned.
Answer:
Jean Jacques Rousseau had a major impact on modern governments through the advancement of the philosophy of social contract. The social contract can also be seen in the American Declaration of Independence when the Founding Fathers sought to establish a government for and by the people of the United States.
