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http://ecourses.pvamu.edu/pluginfile.php/1365948/mod_resource/content/0/CQ%20Press%20Reexamining%20the%20Constitution.pdf

https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government

http://www.key2liberty.com/checks01.php

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One of the proposals to fix the constitution was to stop Electoral College voting and just use the popular vote. In the article it talks about how the Electoral College voting system could cause a mistake with the voting results for presidency in the future. However, the law professor, Amar, says that even if the Constitution removes Electoral votes and just use the direct votes, there wouldn’t be much of a change within the system.

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First Amendment: Prohibits any law respecting an establishment of religion of prohibiting the free exercise thereof: Protects Freedom of Speech and Press, guarantees to right peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances.

Fourth amendment: Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures of “persons, houses, papers, and effects” requires probable cause for warrants, which must specify place to be searched and person or things to be seized.

In the Constitution, Article V talks about the amendment process. It informs you on how the amendments have to be proposed by two-thirds vote of both houses of congress or two-thirds of the state legislatures

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Congress can override a presidential veto of a bill if each house passes the bill by a vote of two thirds

Federal courts have the power of judicial review to determine whether the laws passed by congress are constitutional or not.

Life tenure for Supreme Court justices, the congress cannot change this. A judge can only be removed by impeachment and conviction by the senate

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Judges interpret the laws according to the constitution

Applies the laws to Individual cases

Decide if laws violate the constitution

Federal Judicial System: Hear cases that involve federal issues

Supreme Court has jurisdiction in limited number of cases

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Carries out and Enforces Laws

President: Commander in Chief of Army and Navy

Elections are by House of Representatives, with one vote per state

President has the power to nominate senate, ambassadors,  judges, and most of the officers of the United States

Each state has to have the number of electors equal to the state’s whole number of senators and representatives

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Congress makes the Laws

Needs Approval by each chamber of Congress and signature by president for enactment of law

Makes each chamber exclusive judge of qualifications and elections of members

Authority to declare War

Confirms or rejects Presidential Appointments