Written assignment #1 Written Assignment # 1 Written Assignment # 1 List several powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of Government. 1. The Executive Branch of the Government is listed as the Office of the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States and the elected cabinet members of the Department heads of the 15 major departments of the United States. The primary powers of this branch are as follows: The president can
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In 1982, forty-nine historians and political scientists were asked by the Chicago Tribune to rate all the Presidents through Jimmy Carter in five categories: leadership qualities, accomplishments/crisis management, political skills, appointments, and character/integrity. At the top of the list stood Abraham Lincoln. He was followed by Franklin Roosevelt, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, and Harry Truman. None of these other Presidents exceeded
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and is regarded as one of America’s greatest heroes due to both his incredible impact on the nation and his unique appeal. He rose from humble beginnings to achieve the highest office in government. Lincoln’s distinctively humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves created a legacy that endures. His eloquence of Democracy and insistence that the Union was worth saving embody the ideals of
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population could vote * No MP’s * No secret ballots so people were forced to vote for certain people. * In many constituencies only one person could vote. Britain decided to suppress any revolutionaries with new laws and force. They suspended ‘Habeas Corpus’ – the right to a fair trial. Perterloo massacre 1819: * 50,000 people go to Manchester and demand the right to vote. * Government send in army * 18 people die Post Perterloo: * Public meetings are band * No more bail for protesters
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QUESTION: DIFFERENCE, BOUNDARY, DISTINCTION BETWEEN MERITS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW Merits Review and Judicial Review are both mechanisms for one to appeal to for a review of a decision made against them. There are many differences and distinctions between the two, however, sometimes the boundaries between them are blurred. As Merits Review is undertaken at a Tribunal, which is part of the Executive arm of government, and Judicial Review is undertaken within the Courts system, part of the Judicial arm
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the petitioner stating Florida law does not have to appoint counsel to defendants unless a person is charged with a capital offense. Petitioner protest that he had a right to counsel, but was force to put on his case and lost. Petitioner filed a habeas corpus petition to the Florida Supreme Court and challenge his conviction claiming the refusal to appoint counsel in his trial encroached on his 6th Amendment right of the U.S. Constitution. The Florida Supreme Court denied the petitioner relief citing
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If the defendant pleads not guilty at the arraignment, a court date will be established for a preliminary hearing. In this hearing the prosecutor will present the evidence collected to the courts that will be used during the trial proceedings. Additional in this hearing, the defendant, defense attorney, prosecutor and judge will determine whether the evidence collected support the defendant charges and if probable cause is established. In this hearing if probable cause is not established, the case
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defendant is innocent until proven guilty. Once there is an arrest made by a law enforcement a preliminary hearing is set for the accused and he/she has a right to appear before a judge to determine whether he/she is being held-illegally. Writ Habeas Corpus: basically means that it is not to determine if the defendant is innocent or guilty; it represents whether the prisoner is restrained of his liberty by due process. It gives the prisoner to challenge a state conviction on constitutional grounds
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The Influence of Magna Carter Magna Carter, also called Magna Cater Libertatum, meaning ‘The Great Charter of the Liberties’ in Latin, is one of the most famous documents in the world, establishing for the first time that everybody, including the king, was subjected to the law. The publication of Magna Carter rocked the world in various ways. The rest of the passage is to analyze the influence of Magna Carter. Influence on economics rights: Magna Carter is highly economic in intent. The significance
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On the morning of September 11 2001, al- Qaeda hijacked four airliners, targeting the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Arlington, resulting in the death of thousands of innocent victims. The magnitude of these events on this day had never been seen before in the history of the United States. On the same day, American President George W. Bush announced that the United States would lead the war on terrorism in order to protect the life of American citizens. This
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