The senate as a possible remedy can, impeach the president. The constitution in Article 1 section 3 states: “The Senate will have the sole Power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or Affirmation. When the president of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person hall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present” (pg. I). The president is almost done with his term, but they can impeach him for…
Greece where for the first time the state was divided into branches, each having separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility. In its ideal form, the system is supposed to ensure that “the powers of one branch are not in conflict with the powers associated with the other branches.”(Czarny, 2016) Typically, the power is divided between three branches- legislature, executive, and judiciary as it is the case with the American system. In the United States, the legislative branch is…
The United States of America has prevented against tyranny since 1787 when the constitution was adopted and signed. Since then, systems such as federalism, separation of power and checks and balances have worked together to guard against tyranny by allowing independence and collaboration of state governments as well as preventing a certain branch of government of gaining too much power. Before the United States created the constitution, patriots fought for the independence of America through…
citizens, however the current state of politics illustrates the infeasibility of Aristotle’s idea. To begin, Aristotle believes that the ideal citizen should hold public office at some point. “The citizen in an unqualified sense is defined by no other such thing so much as by partaking in decision and office”(Lord 63). While a citizen would be more involved by holding public office, the average American does not have the resources necessary to campaign and win an election to hold public office,…
The Constitution of the United States does not leave room for democratic rule. There are several instances that indicate that this statement is true, some are: the Electoral College in the selection of a President, the ratio of citizens to Senators, and the President’s judicial appointment of Supreme Court Justices. The rules set forth in the Constitution do not constitute a democracy because the weight of each vote varies. The Senate is one of the two sections in the Legislative Branch of our…
are informed about our own constitution, but there are many other countries in the world that use numerous kinds of government. One that stands out based on recent events is the country of Brazil. In this paper, I will compare and contrast the United States Constitution to Brazil’s. There are plenty of similarities, as well as differences between these two constitutions. I will focus on how the two constitutions handle the impeachment of their leaders. At first glance, the Brazilian and…
The first way is through seeking donations and contributions (State Of Texas, 45). This will be implemented towards party members after the party choice is made. 1 The donations on the other hand will be from well wishers, friends, family and relative members. The other form of raising money will be through group supports…
driver’s licenses and requires aliens to prove their "legal presence" in the United States (Thomas, HR 1268.) Its basic purpose is to ensure that state-issued licenses and IDs meet certain standards and requirements that the federal government sets before they will be considered valid. This piece of legislation has caused quite a bit of debate since its origination and passage into law. Some throughout the United States support this piece of legislation because they believe it will protect our…
the United States of America has many responsibility over the nation. (S)He is the commander and chief of the military and is in charge of all military operations. The leader of the nation needs to bring peace to the United States and passes laws. The president needs to follow the constitution. The president has six big roles. The president is the chief of state making him the living symbol of this nation. To all other countries, they see the president’s behavior as the behavior of the United…
the question on if seniority should still be enforced if other members are more acquainted or even experts on the committee topic. Moreover, a disproportionate amount of power is given to more senior senators compared to junior senators. Senior senates, who are often incumbents, have the security derived from a safe district, while junior senators are more vulnerable to the changing political tides. When the honeymoon period between the president and the public ends, there is no guarantee…