First, I will start with the Secretary of Defense, Rober Gates.  Robert Gates' role as the Secretary of Defense entitles him in keeping the country safe from foreign invaders and helping strategize our military in getting that job done.  He was apart of the Central Intelligence Angency for many years and served in the White house for 9 years before becoming the Secretary of Defense.

Second, Secretary of State Hillary Clintons' job is to place institutional changes seeking to maximize department effectiveness and promote the empowerment worldwide.  She is the first former First Lady to ever serve in a president's cabinet.  Before all of this, she graduated from Yale Law School and married former president Bill Clinton, who I am a long distant relative of :) in 1975.

-Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Defense is a very important person elected by the President with the approval of the Senate.  This is the guy that decides what our armed forces do when the President decides that we are at war and what he wants to do with them.  The Secretary of Defense just simply carries out those demands.  He is responsible for the formulation of general defense policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to the Department of Defense.  He has a cucial job earning him $191, 300 per year.

-Secretary of Transportation
The Secretary of Transportation also plays an enormous role for our country as he or she is in charge of anything from laws regarding transportation to the roads that are built making the drives as safe as possible.  The Secretary of Transportation is 14th in line in the Presidential line of succession and his/her role is to develop and coordinate policies that will provide and efficient and economical national transportation system.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_role_of_the_presidency

The president has many many many powers.  He can control anything as a commander in chief of the armed forces to enforcing that laws are carried out.  He/She can can also grant reprieves and pardons for federal offenses.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States

The President is the head of state and the head of government of the United States and is responsible for dictating the legislative agenda for his party.

http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/pdf/ws_rolesofthepresident.pdf

The President of the United States is the Party Leader, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces, and the Chief Executive.

1.  Pick two countries in Chapter 22 and provide an in depth paragraph on their government and how it operates.
Great Britains' government is a democracy like the United States.  Their government is unitary and parliamentary in form and rests upon an unwritten constitution and is a monarchy, which means that they have a hereditary ruler.  So, Britain is a government that the United States was formed by in many ways and is very similar to how our government operates.

Japans' government is also a democracy which the American's embedded back after Japan's defeat in World War II.  They have the House of Councillors, which has little power and serves as the advisory ruler.  The House of Representatives is much powerful.  The Prime Minister and the cabinet perform the executive functions of government in the Japanese governmental system.

2. What are some of the similarities of the countries that are in Chapter 22?

All of the governments except for China are or are going to be a democracy.  All of the countries have one ruler with power but not all of the power.

3. What are some of the differences of the countries that are in Chapter 22?
China is different because it doesn't have a democracy and there are harsh in limiting human rights, unlike the other countries.  Other countries are different because not all of them have a President and a Prime Minister.

4. Which country in Chapter 22 do you believe has the strongest government and why?
I believe that China is probably the strongest government because although it does limit what the people have as rights, they are very disciplined because of it and have a strong military.

5. In what ways does the U.S. government relate to the methods of governments listed in Chapter 22?

All of the other governments are also a democracy and have a President or a Prime minister.  Most of them have two bodies of the legislature and have some power to make decisions and pass bills.

Britain has a much different government system than we do.  The person in charge of their government is called the Prime Minister.  Our head of government, who doesn't have complete control, is called the President.  Their legislative power is vested in the government AND the two chambers which are the House of Commons and the House of Lords.  Our legislative branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

One of the bills that I looked into was that fireworks may be purchased and discharged at an additional time besides around the 4th of July.  There will be certain provisions regarding county regulation of fireworks that will be revised.  I think that this should be passed because other than the 4th of July, fireworks are a symbol of celebration and we Americans tend to celebrate a lot throughout the year.

The Second bill states that school districts are prohibited from employing school counselors who are not certified.  I think this is an excellent bill because the kids and young adults need a professional counselor who knows what he/she is doing and can actually help them with things they need.

1) First, the bill originates in either the House or the Senate.  From there, it is put on a commitee and is organized the way that they want it.  There is a debate on the bill and then they vote.  Whether it passes or not depends on where it goes next.  It can either go back to the committee to do some more work on it if it doesn't pass, or it can pass and be sent over to the other legislative branch.  If it passes there, it is sent to the Governor.  The Governor can either approve it or veto it.  If it is vetoed, however, it can still pass with a 2/3 vote when it is returned to the committee.

2) A committee is a group of people who are assigned a bill and try to make that bill pass to become a law.

3) I think that its great that Senator Noem is apart of Congress and I think that she will do a fenominal job there.  She is doing the right thing when it comes to the money that the Governors have.  They all have been responsible with it in the past and she is going to have to make some tough decisions but it will be better in the end.  Senator Noem is right for this position.

4) I think that what they are doing is right and that the Constitution needs to be read because people need to understand what they are standing for and what some are fighting for.  The Constitution is a very very powerful document and I am glad that even some Democrats in the Republican-led House are joining in on this.

5) Personally, I think that is isn't up to the public to help out with what our government is doing with their money.  We can't be responsible to pay off the national debt even if it is voluntary.  Sure, some people with a lof of money would be glad to help, but it isn't a very realistic thing for the average citizens to be doing.  I think that they should find another way, but if there is no alternative, I guess this is the only way, so its something at least.

6) I don't know why there are all of these people under the President that are quitting their jobs or being let off, but I don't think that its a very respectful thing to do.  Although some have pointed out that they only wanted the job for only so long, it doesn't seem right that it is going on, but eventually, it has to be done I guess.  William Daley is under serious consideration to replace Rouse in the position as chief of staff.  I just hope that all of these new officials make good decisions that will benefit our country in the future,