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Should the structure of  Congress under the Constitution be changed? No, ​because...

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Should the structure of  Congress under the Constitution be changed? No, ​because...

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It creates a national government consisting of a legislative, an executive, and a judicial branch

It divides power between the federal government and the states

It protects various individual liberties of American citizens.

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"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

Makes the citizenship of former slaves part of the constitution, removing any potential legal challenges or  legislative to deny the benefits of freedom to those formerly held as slaves. This amendment was largely a reaction to the attempts of Southern states to so restrict the movements and activities of African-Americans as to return them to something very much like slavery.

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"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

Ratified almost immediately after the end of the Civil war , this abolished slavery in the United States.Without this, the United States would have lacked the moral gravitas to act as a force for civil rights around the world.

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The constructors of the Constitution gave the President the power to veto acts of Congress to prevent the legislative branch from becoming too powerful.Congress can override a veto by passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate.

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The constructors believed that it was vital to the affairs of the nation that one house not be permitted to keep congress as a whole from meeting and performing its functions. Under this clause, neither house can use its power to adjourn to another time or to another place in order to check the actions of the other branch of the legislature.

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The judicial power is to extend to all cases, in law and equity, under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made.

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1.The legislative branch makes laws, but the President in the executive branch can veto those laws with a Presidential Veto.
2. The judicial branch has the  power to initiate constitutional amendments.
3.The executive branch may force adjournment when both houses cannot agree on adjournment.

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1. The judicial branch oversees the court system of the U.S.

2. the judicial branch explains the meaning of the Constitution and laws passed by Congress.

3. On the Supreme Court there are nine justices, or judges: eight associate justices and one chief justice.

4. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. Its decisions are final, and no other court can overrule those decisions.

5. Decisions of the Supreme Court set precedents new ways of interpreting the law.

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1. The legislative branch is made up of the two houses of Congress,the Senate and the House of Representatives.

2. There are 100 senators in the Senate, two from each state.

3. The legislative branch makes laws.

4. There are 435 representatives in the House of Representatives.

5.  Laws are written, discussed and voted on in Congress.

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1. In order to be elected the President of the United States an individual must be 35 years of age or older, must have been living in the United States for 14 years, and must be a natural born citizen of the United States.

2. The executive branch includes the president, vice president, the white house staff,  national security council, close advisors to the president, press secretary, and others.

3. The President enforces the laws that the legislative branch (Congress) makes.

4. Executive orders are recorded in the Federal Register and considered binding, but they are subject to legal review and the federal courts can knock them down.

5. The Cabinet of the Executive Office includes 15 departments.