And the finally precedent in this case is Article II of the U.S. Constitution because this is where it states that a single President responsible for the actions of the Executive Branch as a whole. 5) There is no “official” action that is being challenged. Paula Jones simply wants to be able to sue President Clinton without having to wait until the end of his term 6) At issue is weather or not the separation of powers or the need for confidentiality of high-level information can justify an unqualified Presidential immunity from a court of law. 7) For a separation of powers reason, is a serving President entitled to immunity from civil litigation that came from events that happened before he took office?
The 55 men at the convention are called the “Founding Fathers” of America or “Framers of the Constitution.” Some of the famous framers are George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin. The framers worked to frame a constitution that would provide for a strong central government while protecting states’ right/To prevent the federal government from abusing its powers, the framers of the Constitution separated the government into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. This separation of powers prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful. Through a system of separation of power and the system of “checks and balances,” each of these branches has some authority to act on its own and some authority to regulate the other two branches. The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The principle was adopted by the Founding Fathers due to their fear of totalitarianism. Montesquieu argued for separation of powers in his book L’Esprit de Lois, where he stated that separation of powers will avoid tyranny ‘When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person…there can be no liberty.’ On the contrary to the US, the UK’s powers are fused; the Prime Minister is both the executive and part of the legislature. In the US system there is also a separation of personnel, this means that no person can be a member of more than one branch at the same time. When Senator Al Gore was elected vice-president in 1992, he had to resign from the Senate. Similarly, in 2008, Barack Obama too had to resign from the Senate.
As a measure to defend the actions of Congress, a list of specific grievances against the king was included in the document. The closing paragraph announced that the colonies would be free and independent states, and that the United States would operate as a sovereign nation. The Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. John Adams suggested the date be commemorated every year as “the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty...” The signers of the Declaration were keenly aware that they might be signing their own death warrant. On September 17th, 1787, the final draft of the Constitution of the
PT 1: The American Constitution: Structure & Ideology Last Week - Negative Liberty – Leave me alone mentality - Education itself is not government involvement. But progressing people - American Tradition puts the Constitution as a contract (by consent) - Self Rule – “We the People” - Power works through the office of the president (we the people govern) - Virginia Plan/New Jersey Plan - The U.S. Constitution is not simply a model to be given to other countries to copy. It goes back to the Constitution being a compromise. Article 1: Congress (7 Articles) - Longest section of the Constitution (2,243 words) - Compromised of 10 sections [Framers thought Congress would be the most important aspect in government.] [What is the opposite of freedom?
Kaire Colwell Midterm Extra Credit Assignment Presidential Powers Scholars have written heavily on the” two presidencies.” The second presidency which is concerned with foreign affairs and international relations is less susceptible to constitutional and political restraints. Throughout American history, Congress, the courts, and the American public have been highly differential to the president in the conduct of foreign policy. In U.S. v. Curtis-Wright Export Corporation (1936) the Supreme Court placed its stamp of approval on presidential primacy in the realm of foreign affairs when it referred the president as the “sole organ of the federal government in the field of international relations.” Since this landmark case there has been an implicit understanding that the president has great latitude in the field of foreign affairs. Article II of the Constitution enumerates two specific powers of the presidency in foreign affairs. The first enumerated power is the president’s ability to receive ambassadors and emissaries from foreign nations.
In order to understand the implications of instituting a nationwide ban on firearms, one must understand the past, consider the actions of the present and predict the outcomes of the future. In 1791, the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution was ratified and stated that “a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." This statement has been debated for the past few decades by legal experts and ban activists with fairly little action due to the Supreme Court’s interpretation that it protects an individual's right to have guns rather than that of an organized para-military force. Proponents of the Second Amendment, such as the National Rifle Association, argue that the right to bear arms is a freedom similar to other freedoms granted under the Bill of Rights, like free speech and press. Because of this, gun rights advocates protest individual state laws by citing the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which states, "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Alternatively, it would be possible where the trial would be likely to place an excessive burden on the life of a typical juror. The Government agreed with the opposition not to implement this part of the legislation while alternative proposals for specialist jurors and judges sitting in panels were investigated. The relevant legislative provisions can only be brought into force by a parliamentary order approving its implementation, which will require debates and a vote in both Houses of Parliament. The process was initiated at the end of 2005, but following strong opposition the provision was not brought into force. Instead, the Government has introduced a single issue Bill, the Fraud (Trials without Jury) Bill, aimed soley at abolishing the jury in a limit range of serious and complex fraud
If a man met all the other requirements except for residing in America for 14 years, let’s say for 5 years, he wouldn’t be able to find the best solutions for our country. This is because he does not completely know our countries needs and doesn’t know the long term effects of our issues. It is also important that the president is a natural born citizen because it started with the Revolutionary War. The founding fathers didn’t want a British man to be able to run for President. Sometimes this law is controversial but is important.
a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.” Unfortunately like many others, this promise is bound to broken. It has been introduced to Congress often since the early 1990’s. Recently, two bills have been designed to be passed for this issue, one by Representative Barney Frank and another by Senator Jeff Merkley. Both bills are still in the committee showing no means of progressing any further. Another factor keeping the probability of this bill being passed minimal is the Republican Party’s control over the United States House of Representatives and that this bill is not one of the Republican Party’s priorities at the moment.