I can't decide if I want to live in Canada or Wisconsin.
Author's Note:
This content essay was assigned. I chose to write about Canada in order to incorporate social studies which was less explored in my other projects. I also told why I couldn't decide whether I wanted to live there or not.
I can't decide if I want to live in Canada or not. I definitely don't want to live in northern Canada but I might want to live in a northern forest. I like it here because we get more rain. When it rains I like to run around outside.
Canada is the second largest country in the world, after Russia. It has a variety of climates and terrains due to its vast area of 3,855,103 square miles. A great number of people live there. The population in Canada is 33,759,742 people. That's about six times the population of the 5,654,774 people in Wisconsin.
There are a variety of climates in Canada. Canada has a wet climate on its Pacific coastline and near desert conditions in the interior. Up in the Rocky Mountains, cooler temperatures are present. As you go further inland, the provinces Alberta and Manitoba are covered with southern prairies, northern forests, and tundra. In much of northern Canada, the ground is frozen permanently and is uninhabited.
Here are the main natural resources in Canada. The number after the resource is the world rank. Mustard seeds (1), Oats (2), Barley (2), Lentils (3), Wood (5), Wheat (7), Corn (10), Potatoes (12), Honey (5), Pigs (12), Oxen (20), Uranium (1), Deposits of coal (1) Potash (2), Natural gas (3), Nickel (3), Salt (4), Zinc (4), Lead (6), Diamonds (7), Gold (7), Silver (7), Copper (7), Coal (8), Iron (9), Oil (9). The average rainfall per year in Montreal is 2.5 inches.
There are many sights in Canada to go see such as the CN tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. There is also the Niagara falls of which a portion known as Horseshoe falls is in Canada. The Dells are here in Wisconsin. It is the water park capital of the world. If I moved I would miss that. Another event here is the EAA. The Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure aviation show is an annual event held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is the largest air show in the world. The control tower there is the busiest in the world at that time. It is from July to August. It attracts nearly 1 million people.
The thing that affects my life most as a seventh grader is school. In Canada the school year runs from September 1st to June 30th. That's longer than our year so I would have a shorter summer. So ultimately since school affects me more than sights and weather, I would want to live in Wisconsin.
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Author's Note: I'm trying to work on transitioning from writing reports to writing essays. One of the main things I'm trying to make better is my thesis statements. Also, I don't use a style of introduction.
When I first started to research this topic, I didn't realize how long the process was for a bill to become a law. I thought that it was a shorter process with only a few steps, basically a group of people just getting together and voting once or twice. It turns out there is a long necessary process that a bill goes through before it becomes a law, including about ten steps. Not only that, but I was amazed to discover that only about one in every 17 bills even gets to become a law.
The first step is the Idea. All bills start out as ideas from Representatives or citizens. A citizen talks with their Representative about their idea. Then, if the Representative agrees, he or she will research the idea and write it into a bill. If I had an idea I would like to have it become a law.
Once a bill has been written it needs support. The Representative will show it to other Representatives trying to get their support for it. After the bill gets the support of some other Representatives, it is ready to be introduced.
A bill is introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives when a it is deposited into the hopper. The hopper is a special box on the side of the clerk's desk. The only people in the U.S. House of Representatives that can introduce bills are Representatives. When a bill is introduced, a bill clerk gives it a number that starts with H.R. Next, a reading clerk reads the bill to all the Representatives and the bill is sent to one of the House standing committees by the Speaker of the House.
The members of the committee are groups of Representatives who are experts on topics like agriculture, education, or international relations. They review, research, and revise the bill. Then they vote on whether or not to send the bill back to the House floor. If the committee would like more information before voting on whether the bill should be sent to the House floor, the bill is sent to a subcommittee. There the bill is closely examined and expert opinions are gathered before it is sent back to the committee for approval.
Once the committee has approved a bill, it is sent or reported back to the House floor. Next, a bill is ready to be debated by the House of Representatives.
The Representatives discuss the bill and explain why they agree or disagree with it when the bill is debated. A reading clerk reads the bill section by section, and the Representatives recommend changes. When all changes have been made, the bill is ready to be voted on.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, there are three ways of voting on a bill. The first is Viva Voce or voice vote. The Representatives are asked by the Speaker of the House to say "aye" if they support the bill and "no" if they oppose it.
Next, is Division. The Speaker of the House asks those who support the bill to stand up and be counted and then those who oppose the bill to stand up and be counted.
Lastly, is Recorded. The Representatives record their vote using the electronic voting system. They can vote yes, no, or present. Present is if you do not want to vote.
The bill passes in the U.S. House of Representatives if the majority of them say or select yes. The Clerk of the House certifies the bill and it is then delivered to the U.S. Senate.
The bill goes through many of the same steps in the Senate that it went through in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is discussed in a Senate committee and then reported to the Senate floor to be voted on. Senators vote by voice. Those who support it say "yea" and those who oppose say "nay". If a majority of the Senators say "yea," the bill passes in the U.S. Senate and is ready to go to the President. I always think of a horse when people vote with "nay".
Once a bill reaches the President, he has three choices of action. The first action is sign and pass the bill. Then bill becomes a law.
The second action the President can take is to refuse to sign or veto the bill. The bill is sent back to the U.S. House of Representatives, along with the President's reasons for the veto. If the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate still believe the bill should become a law, they can hold another vote on the bill. If two-thirds of the Representatives and Senators support the bill, the President's veto is overridden and the bill becomes a law.
The third action the President can take is to do nothing (pocket veto). If Congress is in session, the bill automatically becomes law after 10 days. If Congress is not in session, the bill does not become a law.
If the bill has passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and has either been approved by the President or the presidential veto has been overridden, the bill becomes a law and the government enforces it.
When I first started to research this topic, I didn't realize how long the process was for a bill to become a law. I thought that it was a shorter process with only a few steps, basically a group of people just getting together and voting once or twice. It turns out there is a long necessary process that a bill goes through before it becomes a law, including about ten steps. Not only that, but I was amazed to discover that only about one in every 17 bills even gets to become a law.
The first step is the Idea. All bills start out as ideas from Representatives or citizens. A citizen talks with their Representative about their idea. Then, if the Representative agrees, he or she will research the idea and write it into a bill. If I had an idea I would like to have it become a law.
Once a bill has been written it needs support. The Representative will show it to other Representatives trying to get their support for it. After the bill gets the support of some other Representatives, it is ready to be introduced.
A bill is introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives when a it is deposited into the hopper. The hopper is a special box on the side of the clerk's desk. The only people in the U.S. House of Representatives that can introduce bills are Representatives. When a bill is introduced, a bill clerk gives it a number that starts with H.R. Next, a reading clerk reads the bill to all the Representatives and the bill is sent to one of the House standing committees by the Speaker of the House.
The members of the committee are groups of Representatives who are experts on topics like agriculture, education, or international relations. They review, research, and revise the bill. Then they vote on whether or not to send the bill back to the House floor. If the committee would like more information before voting on whether the bill should be sent to the House floor, the bill is sent to a subcommittee. There the bill is closely examined and expert opinions are gathered before it is sent back to the committee for approval.
Once the committee has approved a bill, it is sent or reported back to the House floor. Next, a bill is ready to be debated by the House of Representatives.
The Representatives discuss the bill and explain why they agree or disagree with it when the bill is debated. A reading clerk reads the bill section by section, and the Representatives recommend changes. When all changes have been made, the bill is ready to be voted on.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, there are three ways of voting on a bill. The first is Viva Voce or voice vote. The Representatives are asked by the Speaker of the House to say "aye" if they support the bill and "no" if they oppose it.
Next, is Division. The Speaker of the House asks those who support the bill to stand up and be counted and then those who oppose the bill to stand up and be counted.
Lastly, is Recorded. The Representatives record their vote using the electronic voting system. They can vote yes, no, or present. Present is if you do not want to vote.
The bill passes in the U.S. House of Representatives if the majority of them say or select yes. The Clerk of the House certifies the bill and it is then delivered to the U.S. Senate.
The bill goes through many of the same steps in the Senate that it went through in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is discussed in a Senate committee and then reported to the Senate floor to be voted on. Senators vote by voice. Those who support it say "yea" and those who oppose say "nay". If a majority of the Senators say "yea," the bill passes in the U.S. Senate and is ready to go to the President. I always think of a horse when people vote with "nay".
Once a bill reaches the President, he has three choices of action. The first action is sign and pass the bill. Then bill becomes a law.
The second action the President can take is to refuse to sign or veto the bill. The bill is sent back to the U.S. House of Representatives, along with the President's reasons for the veto. If the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate still believe the bill should become a law, they can hold another vote on the bill. If two-thirds of the Representatives and Senators support the bill, the President's veto is overridden and the bill becomes a law.
The third action the President can take is to do nothing (pocket veto). If Congress is in session, the bill automatically becomes law after 10 days. If Congress is not in session, the bill does not become a law.
If the bill has passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and has either been approved by the President or the presidential veto has been overridden, the bill becomes a law and the government enforces it.
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