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doctrine of separation of power is a vital principle in constitutional law. Basically, doctrine of separation of power deals with the mutual relations among the 3 organs of the state which are executive, legislature and judiciary. This doctrine can be traced back to Aristotle which classified the functions and the power of the states into 3 categories named continuous executive power, discontinuous legislative power and federal power. The clearest explanation of doctrine of separation of power…

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Video 1: Discuss the role of the United States Supreme Court in our constitutional system. The Supreme Court is the highest part of the Judiciary branch of the United States government. The Supreme Court usually has the final say in all matter involving the constitutionality of all government matters. The Supreme Court has the power to decide whether a law passed by Congress is constitutional. Therefore, they have the power to deactivate or annul laws. In addition, it is the Supreme Court’s…

The federal court system is quite large today. Despite its current size, the United States Constitution requires only one court but allows Congress to create more as needed. That is the foundation for the current multilevel court structure. In these federal courts, important decisions are made by appointed judges concerning federal legislation and constitutional rights of citizens. Therefore, it is an important duty when officials go through the selection of Justices and Judges. The following…

things throughout this course, for example, the type of federal government of the United States, four important philosophers, and abundance of the U.S Constitution. First of all, the United States has a democratic republican government. There are three branches of government called the Legislative branch, Executive branch, and Judicial branch (Reyes, 2015). The Legislative branch makes the laws. The United States Congress is…

in his teens Jackson was a reader of law long enough to become a member of the bar. He went on to be the first member elected to the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee, a Major General in the War of 1812, and finally the first man elected President to claim Tennessee as his home, having a small plantation (The Hermitage) in the Volunteer State. Jackson’s presidency was the second following end of the Era of Good Feelings, (a time in national politics during which there was…

Every two, four, and six years the citizens of the United States of America take it upon themselves to elect their House members, president, and senators respectively. This gives the people an immense amount of power and influence within their government; however, it comes as a surprise that a whopping “78 percent of Americans…don’t trust [the government] most of the time” (Salvanto, CBS). A massive portion of this distrust is due to “perceived pandering and influence of lobbyists or special…

Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation is one of the best speeches in United States history. This address was delivered on December 8, 1941 in Washington D.C., a day after the orchestrated attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan. This persuasive speech was addressed to the members of Congress, but was broadcasted live over the radio to the entire country. There were two purposes for this address: “to urge Congress to formally declare war on Japan … and to rally the American people…

The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787 by the most sophisticated men of times. It was meant to last only some generations, yet it has been proven that the Constitution is one of the most important documents of the United States. The Constitution was created in order to establish “a more perfect union, justice, domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity” (145). The…

The Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, was a considerable wake up call to the United States of America. It showed the holes that were in the national defense and opened the eyes of the not only the citizens but the elected officials as well, to the vulnerability of our nation and humbled the country. It also dramatically increased the United States attitude towards joining World War II from complete opposition to full blown support. On December 8th, 1941, one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor the…