First, all legislative power is vested in the house of reps and the senate, and within this broad function, Congress is given special powers to appropriate monies, raise armies and regulate interstate commerce. Second, the house of reps has the right to declare war. Lastly, the Senate is given the power to ratify treaties and approve appointments by the president to the judiciary and executive branch. However, it has been suggested that Congress is the broken branch of the three branches of government because of how well it performs its functions and powers. 1st paragraph Main function – legislature The Philadelphia Convention 1787 gave Congress the power of being the primary law making body in the US.
The Electoral College is the complex method by which the United States of America elects its president. While conducive to the political environment of the Founding Fathers, elections in the United States have changed dramatically since that time, and thus the Electoral College has outlived its usefulness in American politics. The Electoral College was established at a time where communications technology was limited, and thus the founders had to consider the potential of an uninformed electorate. In addition, states have altered the method by which electoral votes are allocated. The Electoral College also unequally apportions electoral votes due to the significant population increase since it was established.
Tasks of the First Congress The First Congress had the tasks of raising money, creating a bill of rights, setting up the executive departments, and organizing the federal judiciary. B. Madison and the First Congress James Madison persuaded Congress to adopt the Revenue Act of 1789. Madison also took the lead in presenting the constitutional amendments that came to be called the Bill of Rights. C. Bill of Rights The states ratified ten amendments, which became part of the Constitution on December 15, 1791. D. Executive Branch Congress organized the executive branch with three main departments¾War, State, and Treasury¾and granted the President the authority to dismiss appointed officials.
Lincoln’s Abuse of the Presidential Power and why he suspended The Writ Habeas Corpus Joyce Dolford Pol 201: American National Government Instructor Teri Kuffel 11/24/2012 Lincoln’s Abuse of the Presidential Power and why he suspended the Writ Habeas Corpus Abraham Lincoln was the first 16th President of the United States serving from March 1861 until he was assassinated in April 1865. Abraham Lincoln led his country through it greatest Constitutional, Military and moral crisis. What is Habeas Corpus? Habeas Corpus is considered a cornerstone of due process of law. It means That a person cannot be detained unless they are brought in person before the court so that the court can determine whether or not the person is being lawfully held.
Renowned historian David Hackett Fischer believes the Early National Period marked a time of “deep change” in the United States. To what extent does Jack Larkin’s The Reshaping of Everyday Life and the essays in A Shared Experience support or refute Fischer’s thesis? Remember to use very specific examples from the readings. In 1790, the United States had just ratified the Constitution and began its experiment with a Republican government. The ratification of the Constitution marked the beginning of the Early National Period.
Our Founding Fathers’ legacies have laid a path for America to follow, sidestepping injustice and promoting American ideals. Our Founding Fathers’ creation of the Electoral College was the guiding hand of America’s government and since 1787, electoral voting had always been used in presidential elections. It had been used for more than two hundred years and since then, no major problems have arisen. This month’s resolution is resolved: Direct popular vote should replace electoral vote in presidential elections. My partner and I strongly urge you to negate the resolution due to the following contentions: Contention #1: The Electoral College can enhance the ideologies of the Democratic and Republican parties.
Explain Congress’ ‘power of the purse’. (10 marks) The Power of the Purse is the power granted to Congress to direct the flow of funds requested from Executive officials due to their right to do so granted from the Constitution. This power is granted under Article I Section 9 of the constitution and was granted to avoid ‘executive tyranny’ that was widely seen during the reign of the British. Following the 1930’s and the Roosevelt New Deal, what was intended to be the most prominent branch of government took to the second rudder to be replaced by an executive growing in power and importance. Thus it became ever more essential for Congress to exercise its power of the purse as new programmes were set up for the next 50 years.
The Presidency and the Prime Minister The role of the American President and the British Prime Minister is one that comes with great power, and with great power comes great responsibility. The President of the United States of America occupies one of the most authoritative offices in the world and the British Prime Minister is not trailing too far behind him. The power to govern roughly a combined 370 million people is proof in itself that these two positions are held with caution and prestige. Although the power and influence of both the President and Prime Minister are so similar, the formal duties used to govern their respective countries are not. The President of the United States of America occupies one of the most powerful offices in the entire world.
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?
It could be argued that this power is the most important power that the president of the United States commands; the power to persuade. In essence, the power to persuade is the power of the president to bring people around to his point of view or at least to support him in his view. In order to use the power of persuasion effectively, a president should be both charismatic and have a high public profile as in the cases of John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton. The power to persuade is an important power that the president has and to ensure that the power is used effectively, he may go about persuading people, typically members of Congress, in a number of ways, either personally or through people on his behalf. The president may also employ carrots and sticks to persuade members of Congress.