However, looking at the statistics such as Bill Clintons presidency, in the first 2 years which was a united government, Congress exercised limited oversight, and when needed to, asked softball questions, however , when Republicans took over Congress, things got much harder as they seek to hold the President to account, and after a while, impeach. Although this shows that things are more different when it is a united or divided government, Congress still has a task to do in which they must do oversight on President, so, it being united or divided government should not affect the task Congress are suppose to do, as they are an independent
DBQ: The Alien and Sedition Acts "Although the Alien and Sedition Acts, created in 1798, spurred great dispute, they were created under constitutional guidelines. The acts helped to protect the government of the United States from potential threat." Using the documents and your knowledge of the period, evaluate this statement. Document A Source: Thomas Jefferson, Draft of Kentucky Resolutions, 1798. Although Congress passed for bills known as the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798 intending to help protect the government of the united states from potential threats, they did not truly protect Americans from their foreign enemies.
I have human rights to do what I want to a certain limit. The government cannot have unreasonable power over me and everything will be handled in order. The Constitution to me means that I will be protected and that I do have rights. When I think of the Constitution I think of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branch. These branches mean that there will be laws to protect me.
In agreement, I believe all shall follow for strictly guidelines and restrictions, not to be precise within each Amendment, not one should uphold detail. The unwritten Constitution refers to traditions that have become part of our political system. Although George Washington warned us against Political Parties, they nominate candidates for office. Political Parties are not written into The Constitution, yet the people of the United States are left to vote and decide who the winner of the elections will be, and who will take the position as the next President of the United States. Yet, another reason why we, as a nation, alter the Constitution in our own ways, still allowing each part as an indication of mandate.
Laws can be change because later on we analyze that it wasn’t a positive thing to the government and the nation. The need for laws goes back when humans first were on this earth. It gave a sense of order for the way things should be. Amendments are important to keep the constitution relevant to the current times. When they wrote the original Constitution over 200 years ago, they could not possibly foresee how society would change.
It involves the actual behaviors towards groups such as excluding or restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to another group; which began during and even after Andrew Johnson’s presidency. The Constitutional amendment became the primary vehicle for changing toward a more equal nation. In simplest terms, an amendment is a formal process that adds to, or takes something away from the U.S. Constitution. While the Constitution itself established a democratic system of government, because of the necessity of compromise, it left several important issues vague or undefined. Examples included voting rights and citizenship, and the founders passed this to the states to decide.
Federal and state governments develop policies similarly but implement policies differently but are always geared toward protecting the interest of the United States citizens. Development of policies is similar between both federal and state departments. To develop a policy there must be an issue. This issue will create ideas that policy makers of both state and federal can use to correct the problem. Depending on the issue a policy makers may remain uninterested if the issue does not seem urgent.
Finally, this international institution may look be more flexible or lacking of many strict formalized rules and legislation. If an institution accommodates a state’s desire to renegotiate agreements and have agreements last for a shorter period of time states are more willing to remain committed to the institution. To summarize, in the creation of an institution to meet this demand, the creators may focus on having a centralized system, with control in the hands of the majority, that is flexible to changes. This institution may be characterized as flexible and vague, so there are more than one way to interpret the rules. But one must also taken into account the obligation, precision and delegation to more deeply understand the type of
Many such documents throughout history have either failed or have outgrown its developing society. It is because of the Constitutions vagueness that our government is able to interpret it to fit our developing society. Many believe the Constitution has become irrelevant because no guiding principles seem to exist. The Constitution has not become irrelevant in defining the goals of the American Government. This is shown by looking at how the Constitution ensures and upholds the American ideas of rights, how it defines governmental structures, and how it permits the Supreme Court to shape and define public policy through Constitutional Interpretation.
Such a weak executive could hardly balance the power of the legislature, however. John Locke, addressing this difficulty in his Second Treatise, added a third power to the balance to strengthen the executive. The "federative" power, as he called it, concerned foreign relations (the ability to federate or ally with other countries). While this federative power was theoretically distinguishable from the executive, in practice it was inseparable from the executive, because it, like the executive, presupposed the united power of society. Circumstances would frequently demand that these two powers be exercised for the common good, but in the absence of a standing law and sometimes even against the law.