Tatianna Orozco P. 2 Checks and Balances The six basic principles of the constitution are popular sovereignty‚ limited government‚ separation of powers‚ judicial review‚ federalism‚ and checks and balances. Checks and balances is the amount of power assigned to each branch (executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial) to keep them balanced. This concept was popularized by Baron Montesquieu to keep the French government from corrupting and was brought to the American government. Over the 200 plus years
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It’s March 14‚ 1789‚ the Constitution has just been written and put into effect‚ it’s only about a decade since the start of the American Revolution and the last thing the newly found country wants is to face tyranny. But just how did the Constitution protect us against giving a person or group of people too much power? The answer to this question is in four main categories; Federalism‚ Separation of Powers‚ Checks and Balances‚ and Big States vs. Small States. As stated above one of the ways
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What are the four challenges facing the GCC and which one do you think is the most important one and why? There are four major challenges facing the GCC and those are: (1) The demographic (population) challenge (2) The economic challenge (3) The political challenge (4) The security challenge Each challenge is important as the other in a way and I’m going to explain each one of them and how they are important. First I’m going to explain what we mean by demographic challenge. Demographics
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Ratify to Satisfy This country is in dire need of a reform. Our government holds no type of power. They do not have the power or the authority to enforce laws deemed necessary for the survival of a sound country. Our country cannot be a successful or authoritative government with the Articles of Confederation in place. So we need to make the conspicuous decision of ratifying the Constitution. The Constitution will fill the holes in our government that is created by the Articles of Confederation.
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The conclusion of the convention should bring me solace but I find that it only brings me distress for the future of our country. I do not believe that we established a wise and just government. I believe that this government is destined to either become a monarchy or fall into the hands of a corrupt and oppressive aristocracy. Granting the plan we decided upon is superior to The Articles. The Articles of Confederation was a government that should have never been thought up. There were too
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Three Branches of Government There are three branches in the United States government; legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branch. Each branch has a few duties they are responsible for. The three branches work independently and together depending on what is going on. All branches are very important to the people of the United States but a branch may look of the others. The Legislative branch is in charge or making laws. The President is in the Executive branch and is appointed as Commander in Chief
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Three Branches of Government The founding fathers of the United States wanted to create a central government where it did not allow one person to have too much power. They came together and decided to create three separate branches of government: executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial. Each branch of government has its own power and unique responsibilities. This separation of power allowed them to check and balance one another as well as prevented one government from getting too much power. The Executive
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Question 1: What is the greatest strength AND what is the greatest weakness of the way our federal government is organized? Refer to the three branches of the government‚ the first three Articles of the Constitution‚ the way the branch is structured‚ and the checks and balances that regulate power between the three branches. Though strong and reliable the federal government is not perfect‚ it has flaws and weak points that can make being a US citizen frustrating at times. The most prevalent flaw
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Kelsey Bettencourt 5/11/11 Study guide for final 1. Jurisprudence- the study of law and philology 2. Criminal laws-regulate public conduct and set out duties owed to society 3. Felonies-is a term of more than one year in prison 4. Misdemeanors-the penalty is one year or less 5. Civil laws- regulates relations between individuals or groups of individuals 6. Civil action- is a law suit that can be brought by a person who feels wronged or injured by another
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3 Branches of the U.S. Federal Government Javious Roberts Colorado Technical University CJUS290-1404B-01 Criminal Law Professor Johnson November 20‚ 2014Abstract The function of the 3 branches of the U.S. government as well as components of the criminal justice system. The United States Constitution The U.S. Government separates the power to rule into three equal‚ but distinct branches: (Judicial‚ Executive‚ and Legislative). All three branches carry out diverse functions‚ duties‚ and responsibilities
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