Government Assignment 2 – Electoral Processes P3 - Additional information * How long does an election campaign last? An election usually lasts about 3 weeks. * What is a general election? A general election is held when parliament is dissolves by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister of the day. Elections are held around every 5 years.
If Congress doesn’t agree with the impoundment of funds, the president is required to spend the money. The act also requires presidents to notify Congress of delays in spending. Impeachment: Presidents can be removed upon impeachment and conviction. The House votes to indict the president. The impeached president must be convicted by a 2/3 vote of the Senate (which sits as a court, hears the
Do you see cause for state-central government conflict in this article? How? * When there is disagreement over the powers of federal and state governments ARTICLE VII: The Ratification Process: 1. How is the Constitution ratified? * By the vote of 9 states VOCABULARY FOR THE CONSTITUTION: ♦ Enumerated powers: powers specifically delegated to the federal government in Article 1, Section 8 ♦ Delegated powers: same as enumerated ♦ Implied powers: those necessary to carry out the tasks/powers expressly delegated to the government; “necessary and proper” ♦ Advice and consent: refers to the role of the Senate in confirming presidential appointments and ratifying treaties ♦ Writ of habeas corpus: can’t be held in jail/detained without charges against ♦ Bill of attainder: law that singles out individual or group for punishment without trial ♦ Naturalization: granting citizenship ♦ Pocket veto: President not returning a bill to Congress during the 10 day time from before Congress adjourns ♦ Ex post facto: after the fact; retroactive law THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS: THE BILL OF RIGHTS: * First: no gov’t est.
After their 3rd conviction they are kept in prison for life. Because of this law an average of 1,000,000 violent or serious crimes are prevented every 5 years and 10,000 Californians have been spared from becoming
Martinez uses the effective-interest method of amortizing bond premium. At the end of the first year, Martinez should report unamortized bond premium of: 1. Question: : (TCO C) Sisco Co. purchased a patent from Thornton Co. for $180,000 on July 1, 2007. Sisco amortizes the patent over a period of 10 years. Expenditures of $92,000 for successful litigation in defense of the patent were paid on July 1, 2011.
The key period is the weeks after Gore conceded the 2000 election and before the inauguration, when the Clintons knew they would be preparing for a Bush presidency. The abuses in that brief period are well-known now: from numerous pardons, including some to campaign donors; to the Clintons' claiming some White House furniture as personal rather than state-owned. Several of the "abuses" claimed by Olson went beyond politics and into policy: from a last-minute change in the EPA definition of allowed arsenic levels; to making the United State a signatory to the International Criminal Court. The reason this book paints a nicer picture than Hell To Pay is because it moves beyond politics to policy. In that regard, it's a detailed description of what Clinton did, mostly by Executive Order, in anticipation of four years of a Bush presidency undoing Clinton's 8-year legacy.
[dead link] ^ a b "Rhode Island Is Seeking to Keep a Killer of Four in Jail When He Reaches 21". The New York Times (New York, NY). November 14, 1993. Retrieved 2011-03-04. ^ Arsenault, Mark (March 7, 2004).
U.S. Constitutional Amendment Proposal Amendment Proposal In this paper Team C will discuss the pros and cons of amending the Constitution to give voters the power to enact or reject laws by a ballot initiative as a direct method in addition to the legislative authority of Congress. If this amendment were to pass, Amendment 28 of the United States Constitution would read: A law enacted by Congress may be repealed by a call for a popular vote via ballot initiatives if at least three quarters of the states first hold a ballot initiative to repeal said law, and if upon holding the ballot initiative three quarters of the states vote for repeal the law in question shall be repealed without further action of Congress. Legislative Authority
The Judicial Branch is the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, and District courts that can declare a presidential act or law unconstitutional. Having these three branches distributes the power and bestows a fair government. The checks of what control they have and balance
On October 17 2006, President Bush signed a law suspending the right of the Habeas Corpus to persons determined by the U.S. to be an enemy combatant in the global war on terror. This drew sever criticism because the law failed to designate who will determine who is or is not an enemy