Lately there has been much debate among political analysts regarding the power of the Supreme Court and possible overextension of this power. ... (Woll 412) Due to this lack in power of the Court, there is no foundation to accuse it of abusing its power. ... Also, the structure of the Supreme Court affects its power. ... Also, Presidential influences have a part in the Court, and voters of the nation elect this President. ... Gore was the only decision that determined the presidential election's outcome. ...

• Word Count: 1608
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the closest Presidential election since John Kennedy edged out Richard Nixon in 1960, George Walker Bush beat Al Gore in a hotly disputed race where the winner was effectively decided by the Supreme Court. ... Al Gore had come across in the presidential debates, and on the campaign trail generally as something of a know-it-all. ... At the first presidential debate he appeared to be trying to put off his opponent by coughing, shuffling papers and interrupting. ...

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The main function for this act was to create purchasing power which would help industry recover and stimulate employment. ... They opposed the increase in the power of the federal government over the states because they thought that the individual state leaders were being forced into implementing Roosevelt's schemes. The republicans also opposed the increased presidential power and some even claimed it was dictatorship. ...

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In the case of Presidential Power, it carries with it the implication that this threat is to near to wait for congressional input, and requires the immediate action of the executive. All questionable executions of Presidential Power have had this principle at their root, and so to explain Hirabayashi and Korematsu, we must understand the legal bases on which this implied power is derived. ... The question being, what exactly is "executive power"? ... The applicable executive power is found in Section II. ... But were there differing circumstances that made Roosevelt's executio...

• Word Count: 1503
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Lincoln summed up the problem of slavery in his speech accepting the presidential nomination, saying, "the nation can not survive half-slave and half-free." ... The growing power of the civil rights movement was demonstrated on August 23, 1962 when more than 200,000 peaceful demonstrators marched on Washington, D.C. ... One of the most hopeful signs of racial progress during the decade was civil rights leader, Jesse Jackson's run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988. Jackson was the firs black man to mount a serious campaign for a major party's presidential nomination...

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These wealthy plantation owners also had power over the House of Burgesses, the first popularly elected legislature in the new world . ... Shortly after Bacons death, Berkley returned to Jamestown where he regained all his power and hung leaders of the rebellion. ... In the presidential election of 1800, John Adams, the former president and a federalist had lost reelection to Thomas Jefferson whom was a republican. ... Only the constitution had this power. ... It also granted the review of presidential actions. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The many constitutional issues raised during the Civil War brought a lot of attention to Abraham Lincoln and his alleged abuse of presidential power and blatant disregard for the Constitution. ... Lincoln increased the size of the army without congressional authorization, when the Constitution states that only Congress has the power to raise and support armies. ...

• Word Count: 1438
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Our text book reverberates Justice Robert's logic behind his dissenting argument when it states: "The federal courts have used the Fourteenth Amendment to increase national power over the states in several critical fields, especially with regard to civil rights, criminal law, and election practices (34)....

• Word Count: 1936
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate