Separation axiom

The United States Constitution is a document written to embody the fundamental laws of the United States. The first draft of the Constitution was called the Articles of Confederation, but the colonists quickly realized that the form of government the Articles of Confederation created was not going to work well. Consequently, the colonists held a Constitutional Convention, in 1787, the Constitutional Convention was held to amend the Articles of Confederation, they ended up drafting an entirely…

established America's national government, fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. The Constitution guards against tyranny in several ways. Tyranny meant that all the power is in one place, these ways were federalism, separation of power, big states vs. small states and checks and balances that create an equally and controlled society. Federalism, a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units, guards…

Limited Government- a government outline where any more than minimal governmental intervention in personal liberties and the economy is not allowed by law, usually in a written Constitution. Parliamentary Democracy- democratic form of government in which the party (or a coalition of parties) with the greatest representation in the parliament(legislature) forms the government, its leader becoming prime minister or chancellor. Presidential Democracy- a system of government where a head of…

Majoritarianism In the Context of British Politics In a nutshell, majoritarian politics is democracy taken to a more extreme level. Majoritarian governments are designed to favor the ideas of the ruling majority, as well as pass legislation based on the views of that group. The government of the United Kingdom has historically been majoritarian; utilizing a system built on fast and simple decision-making. In accordance with its historical roots, can the same tenets of majoritarianism be…

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…

The Articles of the Constitution was a brilliant setup made by our founding fathers. The Constitution, thought out for days and days, was a genius plan made by the Framers to keep the government of the United States in line for years to come. Still, to this day, the United States goes by the “Law of the Land”, or the Constitution. In this essay I will only be going over three of the seven Articles which are Articles one, two, and seven. In the first Article, it outlines the lawmaking powers of…

As a result of the Articles of Confederation completely failing the framers of the United States quickly got to work on drafting a new document. This new document would be named the Constitution. Once the new Constitution was revised and finished it was sent to all the states for ratification. This left every state with at least two questions: Does the Constitution benefit the central government or the individual states? And more importantly, which party do I want it to benefit? The new U.S.…

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…

The Articles of the Confederation basically is the foundation that today’s government was constructed of. These articles established a government within the United States and a citizenship in which gave equal rights (Schultz, n.d.). The articles continued accomplishments and some of its greatest moments were the organization and developing of the western lands acquired. Even with these achievements, the articles had more weaknesses than it had achievements. The articles had no direction on how…

Majoritarian democracy refers to democracy based upon majority rule of a society's citizens. Although common, the majoritarian democracy is not commonly traditional. If the majority (say 85% of the people) passes a law that the minorities (15% of the people) no longer have certain rights or are no longer citizens, or cannot protest their situation...then that’s the way it is. In the 1950's and 1960's if the U.S. had been a majoritarian democracy, African American’s would not have received more…