Term limits in the United States

Amendment states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people”.* It seems, sometimes, that the Supreme Court is involved in issues where they have no business being, and similarly with the federal government. While their intervention is supposed to be in the name of the freedom of the American people, it acts as an infringement upon that freedom. As it is seen in US Term Limits v…

John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams is the 6th president of the United States. Adams served from 1825 – 1829 as president and served one term. He was a part of the Democratic - Republican Party, which was basically the opposite of the Federalist Party (which was weird because he was a part of the Federalist Party until 1808). DR opposed the constitution and supported a strong state government and a bill of rights to protect citizens. His vice president was named John Calhoun who later became a…

McDonald v. Chicago (gun control) was a 5-4 vote. Graham v. Florida (criminal sentencing) was a 5-4. Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (campaign finance) was a 5-4 vote. I regard these decisions as disturbing because what they are telling the people. This is not to suggest the Warren Court never had a 5-4 decision, for we know that to be false, in…

Congressional Term Limits According to Lydia Saad three in four Americans would vote for Congress members to have limits on the amount of terms they can serve. noteDespite the information previously stated citizens of the United States have still neglected to put the concept of Congressional term limits at the federal level into effect, perhaps they have not yet realized the specific benefits that limits on terms in Congress would have on American politics. The issue of Congressional term limits…

September 25, 1789 and ratified on December 15, 1791. The amendments’ purpose is to provide a law with the safeguard of the federal government. Amendments usually reflect the changing social views of the people and are to look after the people from unfair state legislature. Amendment 1 is freedom of religion, speech, and the press. Amendment 2 is the right to bear arms. Amendment 3 is no quartering of soldiers. Amendment 4 is the protection against illegal search and seizure. Amendment 5 is the…

is a state located in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, to the northeast by New Jersey, and to the north by Pennsylvania. The word “Delaware” comes from the name given the river (Delaware River) in honor of Lord De La Warr, the first governor of colonial Virginia. Delaware is the second smallest and the sixth least populous, but the sixth most densely populated of the 50 United States. Delaware is referred to as the “First State”…

Title: The upcoming debt ceiling showdown: What it means for investors Raising the U.S. debt ceiling isn’t the same as raising the rooftop on your home. It’s more along the lines of trying to get your credit card company to increase your spending limit when you don’t have the cash to immediately pay for things all at once. But the more you borrow the more you’re on the hook for paying. Things are fine as long as you can keep paying your monthly bill. But as soon as you start missing monthly…

The Constitution of the United States divides the federal government into three branches to ensure a central government in which no individual or group gains too much control: Legislative – Makes laws (Congress) Executive – Carries out laws (President, Vice President, Cabinet) Judicial – Evaluates laws (Supreme Court and Other Courts) Each branch of government can change acts of the other branches as follows: The president can veto laws passed by Congress. Congress confirms or rejects the…

The Senate is one of the two chambers in the legislative branch of the government of the United states. The Senate is composed of older members than in the House of Representatives. The minimum age requirement in the Senate is 30. There are two senators per each state which means 100 senators in total. Senators have term limits of six years, and unlike the House of representatives, they serve state-wide constituents as well as local constituents. The Senate has a couple of important powers.…

The United States is the most representative government in existence, but it’s not perfect. It has both strength and weaknesses, but continues to change in order to represent all of the people. The United States is often looked at by others as a place of happiness, freedom, equality and opportunity. Those ideas are what the basis of the United States is built on. The United States is a Democracy government, which is the idea that it is ruled by the people and for the people. In this paper, I…