United States Federal Government by https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi Three Branches of Government, Checks and Balances, Amendments, and Constitutional Reform. en-us 2017-09-04 23:53:56 UTC 2024-11-17 11:37:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dartstarget.png Legislative Branch ngoxrb https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184594011 The legislative branch's purpose is writing laws. It is known as Congress. The branch contains the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Legislature also has powers to declare war, regulate interstate and foreign commerce, control taxing, and spending policies. ]]> 2017-09-05 00:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184594011 ngoxrb https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184595460 2017-09-05 00:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184595460 Executive Branch ngoxrb https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184596956 This branch is led by the President, advisors, various departments and government agencies. The executive branch's most powerful is to enforce laws. The President has powers to veto or reject, a proposal for a law from the legislature. The U.S. Constitution also gives the President powers to appoint federal posts, negotiate foreign treaties with other countries, grant pardons for a crime.]]> 2017-09-05 00:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184596956 Judicial Branch ngoxrb https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184598958 The judicial branch has the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Judicial Center. The Presidents choose members of the federal judicial branch and confirmed by Congress. Courts and judges form the judicial branch of government. Therefore, the main powers are judicial. They also get to choose whether or not the law made by the Congress is constitutional. ]]> 2017-09-05 00:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184598958 Checks and Balances ngoxrb https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184602438 The U.S. Constitution set up "Checks and Balances" to ensure that no branch of government would become too powerful. When the national government divides into legislative, executive, and judicial, one branch can ensure that the other two branches do not have too many powers.]]> 2017-09-05 01:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184602438 Checks and Balances of the Legislative Branch ngoxrb https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184604389  The Legislative Branch has  powers to check the Executive Branch, such as:
- Override presidential vetoes with a two-thirds vote.
- May remove the president through impeachment.
The Legislative Branch can also check over the Judicial Branch:
- Create lower courts.
- May remove judges through impeachment. ]]> 2017-09-05 01:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184604389 Resources ngoxrb https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184604527 “Three Branches of Government.” Three Branches of Government - Branches of Government - Social Studies - Flocabulary, www.flocabulary.com/unit/3-branches-of-government/.

Kelly, Martin. “What You Should Know About Checks and Balances.” ThoughtCo, www.thoughtco.com/checks-and-balances-american-government-105406.






]]> 2017-09-05 01:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184604527 Checks and Balances of The Executive Branch ngoxrb https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184616128 For the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch has powers to:
- Veto laws from the Legislative Branch.
- Ability to call special sessions of Congress.
- Can recommend legislation.
The Executive Branch checks over the Judicial Branch by appointing Supreme Court and other federal judges. ]]> 2017-09-05 02:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184616128 Checks and Balance of the Judicial Branch ngoxrb https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184616654 To control the Executive and Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch has powers:
- Judges, once appointed for life, are free from controls from the executive branch.
- Courts can judge executive and legislative actions to be unconstitutional

]]> 2017-09-05 02:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184616654 Two of The "Most" Important Amendments to the U.S. Constitution ngoxrb https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184617595 For me, the First and Second Amendments are two of the "most" important amendments. 
- The First Amendment becomes the most important part of the Bill of Rights because it protects five fundamental liberties: freedom of religion; freedom of speech; freedom of press;  freedom of assembly; and freedom to petition the government to right wrongs. Under the First Amendment, people have rights to believe and worship their religion. Moreover, freedoms of speech, press, and petition allow American to exchange information and ideas with the government. 
- The Second Amendment allows each state to have the right to maintain "a well-regulated militia," and citizens to "keep and bear arms" to protect themselves and their families. 


]]> 2017-09-05 02:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/184617595 The Constitution issues https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/186578420 Nowadays, there are some constitutional scholars agree that some things in the Constitution are no more suitable for the United States in the twenty-first century. "There is a fairly general perception that the constitutional structure that we regarded as normal 25 years ago isn't working," says Glenn Reynolds, a professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville" ( CQ Researcher, p. 745.) Levinson, University of Texas law professor and constitutional scholar Sanford, also thinks "the Constitution is out of date, given "our own twenty-first century norms" (p. 743.)]]> 2017-09-11 21:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/186578420 Proposals https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/186604307 “Levinson would enlarge the Senate to give bigger states more senators," ... "and limit the lifetime tenure of Supreme Court justices” (CQ Researcher, p. 745.)
In my opinion, the population of each state had been changing a lot for 225 years; so for most populous states as Texas, California, or New York; the people in these states is many times greater than in other states like Alaska or Wyoming. Therefore, there may be many problems and work in states with larger populations. On another side, federal government decisions will have more impact on populous states than on less populous states. It will be fairer for populous states if they have more representatives in the government system. 
"Limiting the lifetime tenure of Supreme Court justices" is another good proposal. We need to change the justices to avoid abuse of power, bribe or just simply to changing a new generation of our Supreme Court justices. ]]> 2017-09-12 00:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ngoxrb/11s2j53nl7fi/wish/186604307