Congress

Adopted July 13, 1787, by the Second Continental Congress, chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory. Following the principles outlined by Thomas Jefferson in the Ordinance of 1784, the authors of the Northwest Ordinance spelled out a plan that was subsequently used as the country expanded to the Pacific Us congress passed a ordinance law. Louisiana…

otherwise already provided for in the Constitution. And] Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers…in the President alone” (Constitution). When a Supreme Court Justice dies, the acting President has to nominate someone to fill the position and then Congress has to meet and vote to approve this nominee. In February 2016, Justice Anton Scalia died unexpectedly, and President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to take his place. Congress has yet to meet to approve or not to…

A demonstration is needed to describe the following correlation between Aristotle's mixed state and the Constitution of 1787(of America.) More precisely, how the Constitution of 1787 can be seen as a implementation of Aristotle’s mixed state. Three examples will be shown to demonstrate three elements of the mixed state. These three elements are the monarchist component, the aristocratic component, and the democratic component. Monarchy starts off as our first component to the mixed state.…

There are different types of tyranny according to James Madison. There is one form in which a supreme ruler takes all the power for his or her herself. There is also the type of tyranny where several generals or religious leaders seize control. Even when the majority denies rights to certain people is considered tyranny. The tyranny we usually refer to means a government with an absolute ruler such as a king, or a dictator.…

Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the American people check the Senate’s powers. The House of Representatives is required to vote on any legislation from the Senate. The Executive Branch has veto power on legislation and can call a special session of Congress. The Judiciary holds power over the Senate and House by stopping any unconstitutional legislation. Citizens…

many weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. This included that each state only had only one vote in Congress regardless of size or population of the state, Congress didn't have the power to tax, or to regulate commerce, there was no executive branch or a President to enforce any acts passed by Congress, there was no national court system and laws required a 9/13 majority to pass in Congress. When the Constitution Convention arrived in Philadelphia, the Article of Confederation was decided…

the Constitution made these concepts important in the Constitution so they could separate the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branch; and limit what they could do. One branch of government is the legislative branch-- made up of Congress-- and their main responsibility is to make laws. They also have other powers, which are divided into two houses, the house of representatives and the Senate. They have shared powers, like for instance, they can attempt to impeach the…

national government and the state government. Later the Federalist papers were written to promote the ratification of the Constitution. There were also some weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation such as: 1.The state's only had one vote in congress opposed to the…

an important events in American history or an important person. A holiday becomes a federally recognized holiday when it is enacted by Congress. There are ten federal holidays observed in the United States. American holidays are not just a days of celebration; however, but important days of commemoration and remembrance. The first five holidays enacted by Congress include New Year’s Day, George Washington’s Birthday, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (Stathis 2). When…

Legislative branch makes laws for the nation. The legislative branch also can override the presidential veto. When the president does not want to approve a law, they can veto it, but the legislative branch (Congress) can overrule it by a 2/3 vote of both houses. In the US, it includes the two houses of Congress (Senate and House of Representatives) and its related agencies. In most nations of the world, its legislative branch puts forth bills it votes on to be laws. The proposed legislation is…