Florida Legislature

“The Supreme Court held, with considerable disagreement, that the federal 18-year-old voting age requirement is valid for national elections, but not for State or local elections.” The Checks and Balances worked very well in this case. The Legislative branch made the law to where all voting age was 18-years-old in National, State, and local elections. The Executive branch enforced the law, and then the Judicial branch interpreted and checked the law and ended up sending it back. The Justices…

1. a) Just as a democracy should be, Congress is empowered by the people. The House of Representative members have always been elected by the people and as of 1913 when the Seventeenth amendment passed, so is the Senate. In the Constitution, Congress is given specific powers called enumerated powers that are appointed only to this part of the government. Also in Section 1 Article 8 is the elastic clause. This clause gives Congress the power make any necessary and proper laws to carry out its…

We do not bow down to tyranny. The framers wanted to forge a powerful national government by creating federalism and incorporating separation of powers preventing any one branch of government from taking total control of the nation. Using limited powers and a system of checks and balances, the framers designed a way of keeping each branch of the government in control and preventing any one branch from gaining too much power subjecting the citizens to tyranny. The Separation of Powers is…

Government in to three parts, each part never having an absolute power. Every branch of the government depends on the other to make decisions and to finalize them. “Example, the Executive branch, the president, may veto a law passed by Congress. In the Legislature branch, The Congress can override that veto with a vote of two-thirds of both houses, the house of representatives and the senate. The Judicial branch, the Supreme Court may check Congress by declaring a law unconstitutional. The…

There are many principles that makeup the American political system. These principles include limited government, the separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism and the establishment of the republic. Understanding what each principle means, and their role towards the political system will give one a better understanding of the American political system. American Government is separated into three branches. The legislative, executive and judicial branch. The Congress is the head of…

What happened prior and subsequent to Briggs v. Elliott (South Carolina) or Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County [Virginia]? Prior, a protest took place and subsequent, a group of people filed a lawsuit. Now we will critically analyze and compare the sequence of the two situations to today’s conditions. Since the civil rights movement people of color have rallied, protested, and rioted to influence social and constitutional change. What did their efforts change? Modjeska…

Written in the Constitution, Section one, is that all legislative powers will be given to Congress. This was instituted by the framers to separate powers among three branches to limit the power of one branch over the other. Congress was charged by the Constitution with three primary duties writing laws, overseeing the implementation of laws, and serving the needs of their constituents. Within the confines of writing laws, there are actions that Congress may take to delay a bill from being passed…

The majority of the countries in Europe have a Parliamentary system in which they have cabinet which is led by the Prime minister and there is the Head of state which can be a President or the respective monarch if the country is a symbolic monarchy. Especially the function of the President is rather vague as it depends on the state. If the monarch is the head of state, the power is often limited in order to limit the unequal influence of the monarch. This differs with the President as he might…

From 1607 to 1754, Britain’s policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of the colonies. There were countless events going on during this time period. The English were busy trying to colonize the new land and trade was developing. Plymouth and Jamestown were the first colonies established by England. These colonies were growing regional differences and people were flourishing because they had freedom. The colonies’ sole purpose was to benefit the mother country. As long as the…

Defined as the national legislative body of a country, Congress is the key component to a successful representative democracy. Made up of two separate parts, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, Congress enacts the laws that we abide by daily. While the main job for America’s 100 Senators and 450 Representatives is to mandate what is legal, they often find themselves hopelessly advocating for themselves in an attempt to validate their own moral virtues. Since 1787, when the…