Library of Congress

The court structure in the United States is a dual court system. This means that there is a separate federal system and a separate judicial system locally and for each of the states. The United States Supreme Court is the only place where these two systems connect. The courts have jurisdiction which gives them the authority to hear and decide cases. These jurisdictions are composed of the original jurisdiction, which has the authority to hear the case when it is first brought to the courts. The…

And although there are plenty of lobbying firms that advocate for positive causes like science, medicine, and civil rights, the actions of the lobbying firms that are morally lacking and corrupt require congress to strengthen the laws surrounding lobbying. If no action is taken by congress, lobbyists will continue to rise to the likes of Jack Abramoff, and extortion, bribery, and corruption will continue to grow in abundance in…

Necessary and Proper Clause to understand how Congress can execute authority over interstate commerce despite the 10th amendment which grants states sovereignty. The Commerce Clause is a statement within the United States Constitution that grants Congress the “power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes”. It is found in Article I, Section 8 Clause 3. The Necessary and Proper Clause grants Congress the power “to make all laws which…

seven Articles which are Articles one, two, and seven. In the first Article, it outlines the lawmaking powers of the legislative branch, or Congress. Congress is split up into two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The power of Congress is immense but is contradicted by the other two branches: Executive and Judicial. Some of the powers of Congress…

Arizona Immigration Law In this Essay I will make a case for whether immigration policy is an area better left to the federal government, to individual states, or to both as a part of shared federalism. We will explore these ideas using examples such as Arizona Immigration law, Gonzales v. Raich, Compassionate Use Act and Same sex marriage. “Federalism is a hybrid arrangement that mixes elements of a confederation, in which lower-level governments possess primary authority, and unitary…

other high crimes and misdemeanors.” This means that Congress can take action to terminate a political leader’s term in office. If said political leader is suspected of committing “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,” the House of Representatives has the power to bring he or she up on impeachment. Once tried, the Senate then decides to either convict or acquit the person in power. Thus the whole process is handled only by Congress. This can be classified as an act of…

In order for immigrants to become productive, law-abiding citizens of the United States, it is crucial that they are informed of important laws, rights, and responsibilities associated with becoming a citizen. Many steps must be taken in order for naturalization to take place, including a written test. Reading Learn About the United States: Quick Civics Lessons for the Naturalization Test can tremendously aid immigrants when studying for the civics portion of the test. The most valuable concept…

“We the people….” is a famous line from our U.S. Constitutions’ preamble. 230 years ago on September 17th, 1787, United States delegates from our Constitutional Convention signed their name on the revision to the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution is the world’s oldest surviving constitution and it still reigns as the supreme law of our land. I believe the constitution has endured all this time because it functions similar to effective operating system. Our…

articles had more weaknesses than it had achievements. The articles had no direction on how to raise money, no authority over internal trades, and no ability to make changes; basically there was no law to it. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could set state laws, yet had no power to uphold them (“U.S. Information Agency, An Outline…

Marshalls rulings in the past case of Bowman and Swartwout complicate the case by, the memebers of the court had a discussion on wheater or not to revise the case and the prejudice that could be affecting Burr’s case. Marshall had uncertanity about the Bowman and Swartwout case, the theory of wheater the ruling on the past Bowman case applied to the Burr case was confirmed. Marshall, declared, his reasoning for examinging this previous case was in the view of, nobody was unbias in this case; he…