ADMENDMENT SEVEVTEEN IS THE DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS IT WAS PASSED BY CONGRESS ON MAY 13.1912 AND RATIFIED APRIL 8,1913. THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES shall be composed of two senators. The electors in each state Shall have the qualifications for electors. When there are vacancies i...
What the Constitution Means to Me The Constitution means a lot to me. The Constitution to me is like the law of the entire nation. It is broken up into different parts so that all areas of ruling are dealt with. This breaking up of the Constitution is to handle with certain issues specifically....
I believe that the decision making power in this country stems from the Judiciary Branch. They have a lot of power that can go against or for the will of the people. One aspect of this power is judicial review. It is the right of the federal courts to void laws and acts that are in conflict with Con...
"The Out-of-control Presidency" is an article my Michael Lind in which he makes the claim that the executive branch of the government has become too powerful. The congress, he suggests, is where the power of the federal government was designed to lie and the presidency was constructed to be little m...
The framers of the Constitution came together to make sure they made the best government possible. On one hand, they did not want they people to have much power and they did not want any one person in the government to have all the power. For this to work, they decided to split the government int...
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 through a process of checks and balances mandated by the Constitution of the United States. The following will give a brief explanation of each branch and their duties. Judicial Branch Our Judicial branch of government is defined in Article III of the Constitution and by Congress. ...
