Necessary and Proper Clause

In the Constitution, there are many different kinds of parts to creating it. The first part of the Constitution is the Preamble. The Preamble states we the people of the United States, in order to form a perfect union, to establish justice, insure Domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of Liberty to our prosperity and ourselves, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. After the Preamble then…

The historical debate regarding the establishment of the United States’ first national bank was a truly significant one. Hamilton, serving as the Secretary of the Treasury during Washington’s presidency, instituted the first national bank as a key component of his financial plan. He believed that a bank would serve the beneficial purpose of creating a stable and healthy economy and at the same time, greatly decreasing the amount of national debt the U.S carried. On the opposing end, there was…

Throughout English Composition 1, I have learned several crucial writing skills. Writing skills that will benefit me in other classes, outside of school, and during my future college years. Not only will these benefit my overall writing and making it flow better, it will all in all make more sense to the readers. Even though I learned many skills and objectives during this semester, four skills really stood out to me. Cohesion, comma usage, the use of satire, and how to write a definitional…

power to grant pardons because he could hide crimes he may have commissioned. They criticized the executives blended power in regards to treaties “ The Executive and the Senate, [have] an exclusive power of legislation which might have been avoided by proper distinction” (EA pg.…

In the early years of the nineteenth century, the United States of America was still adapting to its government. The powers of the government, just like the Union, were still developing. Because of the Constitution, the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches exist, providing their corresponding powers. However, the existence of some of these powers was caused by significant events, such as the Marbury v. Madison case – which paved way for the establishment of the Judicial Review. John…

Do you as an American citizen ever feel like you are trapped in George Orwell’s 1984 society? Do you ever feel like the government is watching your every move, molding you into the “perfect” citizens? If so, you have the Patriot Act to thank. The United States Patriot Act is an Act set by Congress, signed by former President George W. Bush, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as the 2001 anthrax attacks. The Patriot Act is actually an acronym, standing for “Uniting and…

that it was given a mandate, a quite extensive and expensive one, to carry out. However, it has never been given all the necessary tools to even…

abortion rights consider themselves opposed to some or all abortions on a moral basis, but believe that abortions would happen in any case and that legal abortion under medically controlled conditions is preferable to illegal back-alley abortion without proper medical supervision. Such people believe the death rate of women due to such procedures in areas where abortions are only available outside of the medical establishment is…

carry out the crime. If this can be successfully proved, then a defendant would be found not guilty by reason of insanity (D. Emer, PowerPoint presentation, October, 19 2016). Next, per Morse and Richard, “…fundamental fairness and the due process clause require an insanity defense” (Morse, Richard, 490). Morse and Richard are saying that without this defense, those individuals suffering from a mental illness would not receive fair treatment in the legal system. Finally, even those who oppose…

(“Surveillance Under the Patriot Act”). Fortunately, the inclusion of a “sunset clause” within the act allows certain provisions to expire by 2015, such as NSA’s authority to wiretap, seize of voicemails, and receive warrants for electronic evidence (Kayyali). Therefore, although it was originally intended as a defense for our nation, the USA PATRIOT Act should be allowed to expire without a renewal of these clauses because it oversteps federal boundaries outlined in the constitution, infringes…