POS 301 August 5, 2012 Self-Government Separation of Powers Checks and Balances Of the people by the people Authority to vote for and delegate the authority to elect government representatives Ability to change the constitution or laws when need be No one person or group has majority power and/or control 3 separate branches each with distinct power Work together to serve the people Ensures the three branches work together In place to prevent any single branch
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Federalism Division of powers among the local, state, and federal governments Weakness of the Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation gave final authority to the state governments, creating conflict between states. For example, if one state passed a law that affected citizens visiting from another state, no one could settle the dispute. Also, the federal government had no way to protect the people and nation as a whole. Solution in the U.S. Constitution Article VI of the Constitution
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eliminate government and establish a new government. The American Revolution was about removing Great Britain’s control of the colonies. The Declaration of Independence is the result of the America Revolution and the purpose was to establish that the American colonies were no longer under the control of Great Britain and instruct on how to form a government. The Constitution was the laws in which the United States of America would function as a nation and how to form their government. The Declaration
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How does the government split the responsibilities of running the country equally? There are so many jobs that need to get done, but it has to happen in an orderly way. As a result, the government is broken up into three branches, the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. Each branch includes different people, serve different functions, and are made to keep the other branches in check so one does not have all the power. This way, laws can be made, enforced, and ensured
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US Constitution included three branches of government called the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches. These three branches of governments have “checks and balances” to make sure no branches will become more powerful than the others. But one branch of government still seems more powerful than the others, the Judicial branch of government. The Judicial branch of government is superior to the Legislative branch of government because the Judicial branch of government can declare laws unconstitutional
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Does anyone know what our government is and how it works? Has anyone ever thought about another country's government and who runs it and how it works? I have thought about these questions which are what led me to read about the United States government and Russia government. The United States government and the Russian government are run very differently than each other. Although the United States and Russian government can be somewhat similar to each other in their unique way. The United States
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LEARNING ACTIVITY WORKSHEET - Week Three Please review the full assignment prompt located within the classroom and in the POL 201 Course Guide before beginning this assignment. Utilizing the worksheet below, develop detailed paragraphs that focus on the third main point for your final paper. For each section, a minimum of one fully-developed paragraph is required. Each paragraph should include at least one in-text APA citation that provides support for the topic. At least two scholarly sources
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There is a definite need for Congress in the United States. It serves many roles such as making laws, implementing national policy and watching over the other two branches of government. These are just a few of the duties of our U.S. Congress. Although they are essential to our government, there are potential problems. People are not always satisfied with the length of time involved in passing a law as well as the deadlock Congress can experience on an issue. Another potential problem people
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During in the late 1700s the Constitution has been written, and been ratified in 1788. The Framers (The Signers of the Declaration of Independence signed the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, and signed the Constitution) tried to make this Constitution democratic. Democracy is a political system in which the supreme power lies and relies in a body of the citizens. The Constitution was not that democratic when they first written and ratified it. It wasn’t democratic because first
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Quotes: James Madison: If men were angels, no government would be necessary. Theodore Roosevelt: Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive. Benjamin Franklin: They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Questions: 1. What do you think that Theodore Roosevelt meant by the above quote? I think that Theodore Roosevelt meant that that even if people are free, but without order, then there will
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