“The US President is effectively unrestrained in the exercise of political power within the US system of government”. How far do you agree with this statement? (30 marks) The power of the President has evolved since the constitution was ratified in 1788. It can be said that the President enjoys a more exercised form of power as American politics has developed and adapted but they are not “effectively unrestrained” due to the many checks are balances that a President must regard when asserting
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Devastation‚ lack of motivation‚ and helplessness are just a few of the feelings European countries felt near the end of World War One. When the United States became a member of the Great War‚ what affects did it cause? This entrance into the war caused many effects. A few of them included increased motivation‚ additional resources‚ and an enlargement in the Allies’ capability to win the war. However‚ none of these factors helped stop Germany from fabricating the Second World War. Motivation is the
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In 1787‚ the U.S. Constitution was signed and it was ratified in June 21‚ 1788. It was signed at the Independence Hall‚ in Philadelphia. The Constitution was created to make a stronger central government that would work for the benefits of all citizens and define rights that would be protected by the government. Greek and Roman ideas on government‚ along with ideas coming out of the Magna Carta helped the writers of the Constitution establish its foundation along with lessons learned from working
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Alan Levinovitz wants to persuade the audience about the dangers of sugar consumption in the U.S. The author tries to build an argument telling how the sugar consumption may be overstated. Also‚ there will be statements that will try to get the audience to have different views on sugar consumption. The passage will even explain how sugar can be the blame for health problems. Alan Levinovitz persuades the audience with an argument by telling what sugar is being considered‚ giving some effects of sugar
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Unlike the Federalists‚ who were broad constructionists‚ Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists. With respect to the federal Constitution‚ Jeffersonian Republicans are for the “strict” interpretation of the Constitution‚ while the Federalist Party and its supporters are in favor of the “loose” interpretation. However‚ during the period of 1801-1817‚ this characterization of Jefferson’s and Madison’s views began to differ. The Democrat Republicans almost switched
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The Arizona Constitution affects counties‚ municipalities‚ corporations‚ and schools in many ways. In Article 11 of the Constitution‚ there are many points covered that ensure the success of Arizona schools. Some of these points include disability regulations‚ fairness of the members of the state board‚ and maintenance of the schools. In Article 11‚ of the Arizona Constitution‚ it is stated “…that legislature shall make such appropriations‚ to be met by taxation‚ as shall insure the proper
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The UK has an un-codified‚ unitary and flexible constitution. It is codified because our rules and laws are in diffuse and varied sources as oppose to one single authoritative document. It is unitary because a central government controls policy for the whole country on the constituencies and constituent’s behalf and it is flexible because the constitution can be easily changed/altered by passing or abolishing laws. Un-codified constitutions are un-authoritative‚ not entrenched so easy to change and
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Through this quote‚ Madison is cementing the understanding that the founders wanted to keep the Constitution accessible to Americans of all upbringings. The argument for Original intent refuses to acknowledge that the document’s conciseness of the document is a leading factor on how it can be interpreted. It was never meant to be a closed text‚ it was made to be expanded on. Another topic that is of importance to the living constitutionalism argument is the ambiguity of the language made out throughout
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working/thinking together as country then country might collapse -Washington recognized that if America didn’t get its act together then Great Britain‚ seeking revenge and seeing our moment of weakness might take advantage of the situation and reconquer us. -Washington warned that if
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The United States had been involved with Nicaragua since 1850. They had been walking over them and the Nicaraguans didn’t seem to respond. In 1907 U.S. war ships took control of the Fonseca Gulf. In 1909‚ the Nicaraguan Nationalist Government finally decided to take a stand against the control. The government shot two of the U.S. mercenaries‚ but it only made matters worse for them. The United States decided to get more involved in Nicaraguan affairs‚ and in 1910 they forced a “puppet government”
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