The prime function of the judicial branch is to interpret the law in such a way that rules made in the past can be applied reasonably in the present. ... These rules were established so that justices would be free from political pressures that might influence their decision. ... One of the justices writes the majority opinion, a statement of the court's decision and its reasons. ... A justice who disagrees with the majority opinion may write a dissenting opinion. ... The court as crossed into areas traditionally left to that of the lawmaking majorities, so the legitimacy of the courts hav...

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However, these options do not follow the rule of law, do not rule by people. ... The rule of law has no exact definition. ... In this case the rule of law was broken down visibly. ... The President in America is the direct elector; his political party may be not the majority in the Congress. ... If the party has the majority seats in the Parliament, the leader of the party is the Prime Minster. ...

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The Federal Government The Federal Government The three branches of the federal government provide a base for the way we live our lives. The process by which the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches operate is long, but necessary. Each branch has a duty to watch the others th...

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A quorum of three-quarters of the voting membership must be present to elect officers, with a two-thirds majority needed to pass a decision. ... Parliamentary Authority The Seventeen Principles of Success, as outlined in Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich, are the governing rules for the Success Club. Any conflicts in text and Club intentions will be discussed by the Executive Board and put to a vote, to be resolved by a two-thirds majority vote at a bi-weekly meeting. ... Amendments For meetings in which the Club wishes to amend the Constitution, a three-quarters voting majority must...

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The reason for the low number of bills passed is that the majority of Congress must agree to the bill. ... If the bill is able to make it through the committee, it next goes to the Rules Committee to set the terms of debate over the bill (Welch). ...

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To limit this control, it was ruled that only Congress could declare war. ... The President can veto any laws made by Congress, but at the same time, the Congress can override that veto with a two-thirds majority. ... This issue on judicial review was not solved until 20 years later, when the Supreme Court ruled that judicial review was ok. ...

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Constitution that U.S. states defines territory (as is Guam) as property: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. ... Not unlike the original thirteen British colonies in the early American continent did with England, Guam experiences much political frustration with U.S. arbitrary rule. ... And as is usually the case with colonized peoples (...

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In times of war, dealing with people trying to destroy America, the rules should be bent, but justice should always prevail no matter what the situation is. ... At this point Bush has set up an interesting set of rules for these military tribunals. ... Guilt doesn't need to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, only two-thirds majority is needed to execute a suspect, and there may not be any chance to appeal. ... The most surprising aspect of these tribunals that Bush has formed is that only a two-thirds majority is needed to give a suspect a death penalty sentence. ...

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He gives up some of his freedoms to the government in exchange for a standardization of certain rules for living with other men. ... No laws could be made due to the logistics of getting a majority vote. ...

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The distinction however, is not entirely clear, for where the Supreme Court finds no binding rule of precedent or statue and lays down a rule of law. ... To achieve the position of Supreme Court justice, a qualified candidate must be nominated by the president and confirmed by a majority vote of the Senate in a procedure similar to other important government appoint them. ...

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Woman suffrage is the right of women to vote. Today, women in nearly all countries have the same voting rights as men. But they did not begin to gain such rights until the early 1900's, and they had to overcome strong opposition to get them. Reading Jailed for Freedom has been like peeking into a window of history while this struggle raged. Doris Stevens wrote this book in 1920, after she had been a participant in the struggle for women's rights. ...

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