A subtle principle in Spirit of the Laws but very important idea in the U.S Constitution is the process of checks and balances. ... This is an important principle because if it had not been made than the Framers would have the fear of one branch becoming to powerful and that would risk tyranny and that is what the Framers were trying to abolish. ... This influential quotation led to the idea of separation of powers. ...

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Jackson's quotation: "Our Federal Union-it must be and shall be preserved." shows how Jackson is the right person to lead the Jacksonian Democrats in safeguarding the Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity. ... Jackson deemed it unconstitutional because the BUS granted loans to influence legislature, and most importantly, loans weren't given to the common people unless there was collateral, insurance for the loan. ... (Doc D) That quotation from Harriet shows that in 1834 individual liberty was still being questioned. ...

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., joined by Rehnquist, said that, "it was held that the confrontation clause did not absolutely prohibit the child witnesses from testifying through the statutory procedure, because (1) face-to-face confrontation with witnesses appearing at trial is not an indispensable element of the Sixth Amendment's confrontation the word "confront," as used in the confrontation clause, cannot simply mean face-to-face confrontation; (2) the Supreme Court, in prior cases, had held that other Sixth Amendment rights must be interpreted in the context of the necessities of trial and the adversary process;...

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