What Are The General Constitutional Restraints Of Political Power

Political power means having an authority controlled by a group of individuals within a society that grants the use of public resources and execute policies on behalf of the society. This power can be obtain by means of government or opposition to a government institution. In the U.S constitution there are numerous restraints of political power. This paper identifies and explains the general constitutional restraints on political power found in the U.S. constitution.
One proposition incorporated in the U.S. constitution is the separation of powers. In Order to prohibit one branch from being too powerful than the others, the U.S. constitution divides national government into three branches which is called a system of checks and balance. All three branches legislative, executive and judicial powers in American system are divided in such a way that they overlap; each of the three branches of government
constitution separation of powers plays the major role of distributing power and giving all branches the weapons to battle of infringement by the other two branches. First, the legislative branch consists of house and senate and its main purpose is to execute laws for the United States. Furthermore, the congress has the power to impeach both the executive and judiciary. For example, if the president have committed a crime while they are in office legislative branch have the power to impeach the president. During the time of the presidency the house of representative have impeached two president till now, Bill Clinton and Andrew Jackson. Moreover, congress also have the power to revoke a presidential veto and can impact the establishment of the legal branch. Supreme court judge is chosen by the president with the consent of the senate. Overall, the major power of the legislature consists of enacting evry government law, establishing all lower federal courts, having the power to repeal a presidential veto, and having the power to impeach the