Formal Amendment Process Pros And Cons

1. Locke claimed that men are naturally free and equal as part of the justification his view on political government. the result? "A social contract where people in the state of nature can conditionally transfer some of their rights to the government, this is in order to better ensure the stable, enjoyment of their lives, liberty, and right to own property."(Schmidt Pg.33). Since governments exist by the consent of the people in order to protect the rights of the people and promote the public good, governments that fail to do so can be resisted and start the flame to reconstruct a new one. All of this was taken in consideration and plotted out what the USA was going to be founded on and contributed to our principles of our society and government.
2. The formal amendment process was divided up by two processes for adopting proposed amendments. The first method was "by a two-thirds vote in both chambers of congress "(Schmidt P.48). This was basically a Super Majority form of voting for proposed amendments to the Constitution. The second method was by "a national convention that is called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of state legislatures""(Schmidt P.48). This method has never been used but basically
means congress would have convention and could be ratified by the states in a three-fourths format. The informal process doesn't affect the Constitution at all.
It refers to applying the current interpretation and apply it to current situations. As time progresses the Supreme Court adapts the Constitution for current situation because over time some older laws/rules have needed to be re-clarified and updated. This applies to Judicial Review(Supreme Court, and others) to "declare unconstitutional federal or state laws and other acts of government"(Schmidt P.52). This the same for Presidential Acts and Congressional Legislation as for of informal ways, Presidential Acts are most effective because of the power and president is someone we all follow and look up to so it will have a bigger impact on our lives per say if the supreme court ratified
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3. Commerce Clause regulated trade with foreign countries and states in the US. "Supreme Court limited the federal government's ability to regulate under the Interstate Commerce Clause. During the 1930s the Supreme Court changed course again and began to grant more federal authority under Commerce Clause, going beyond even the authority recognized in Gibbons v. Odgen."(Gibbons v.Ogden (1824)Historic Supreme Court Decisions Class Handout).If C.Justice John Marshall had taken a more restrictive view of the nationals governments powers he would of restricted interstate commerce which would of flawed the whole Commerce Clause.
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A. (Judicial Review)The Courts Power(of all levels) to decide whether something is constitutional and fits the premises, it also give them the power to overview the actions of the executive and legislative branches.
B. Also called the "Intolerable Acts", The Coercive acts simply took away the self governing power from Massachusetts as of result from the Boston tea party.
C. The Supremacy Clause is a clause of the US Constitution that declares power(Jurisdiction) over state laws conflicting with federal laws, only used when two bodies are conflicting
E. Federal Mandates are a Federal court ruling that imposes an enforceable duty upon State, local, or tribal governments. They must be followed through with too
F. Representative Democracy (Republic) ,Representatives are elected by US Citizens, as in national elections for the national legislature, and presidential voting