https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja en-us 2017-01-24 02:24:19 UTC 2024-04-05 09:45:17 UTC hello@padlet.com jessicah_87 https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148907127 2017-01-24 02:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148907127 jessicah_87 https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148907296 -Vest "all legislative Powers herein granted" in "a Congress," to consist of a Senate, with two members from each state, and a House of Representatives, with members apportioned by population; age, residency requirements set out; slaves to be counted as three-fifths of a person for apportionment. 

-Requires approval by each chamber of congress and signature by president for enactment of law; if "returned" by president, bill may become law after two-thirds vote in each chamber. 

-Makes each chamber exclusive judge of qualifications and elections of members; no member to be "questioned in any other place" for "any Speech of Debate." 

-Grants congress so-called "enumerated" powers (sec.8), including power to tax and spend, regulate interstate and foreign commerce, declare war, raise and support armies and "make all laws... necessary and proper" for executing "foregoing powers." 

-Bars restriction on importation of slaves until 1808.

-Bars states from entering any treaty with another country or laying duties on imports or exports without consent of Congress. ]]> 2017-01-24 02:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148907296 jessicah_87 https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148908165 -Vest "the executive Power" in "a President of the United States of America."
-Precribes election of president by "electors" to be "appoint[ed]" by each state as directed by legislature; each state to have number of electors equal to the state's "whole number of Senators and representatives," meeting of electors, counting of ballots detailed; election by House of Representatives, with one vote per state, if no candidate has majority. 

-Makes president "commander in chief" of Army and Navy. 

-Grants president power to nominate, with "Advice and Consent" of Senate, ambassadors, judges and (most) "Officers of the United States." 

-Permit removal of president and vice president after impeachment (by House) and conviction (by Senate) of "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."   ]]> 2017-01-24 02:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148908165 jessicah_87 https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148909912 -Vest "the judicial Power" in "one supreme Court" and inferior courts to be created by Congress; judges to hold offices "during good Behaviour;" compensation not to be diminished.

-Extends judicial power to, among others, cases arising under Constitution, federal laws, treaties; cases where United States is party; controversies between two states or between citizens of different states; Supreme Court to have original jurisdiction in limited number of cases, appeallate jurisdiction in all others]]> 2017-01-24 03:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148909912 jessicah_87 https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148911181 {The system of Checks and Balances... It is the divison of government into three branches to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful.} 

-Example of how the system of checks and balances works in the Legislative Branch: 

-Senate approves presidential appointments ]]> 2017-01-24 03:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148911181 jessicah_87 https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148911749 -Example of how the system of checks and balances works in the Executive Branch: 

-Nominates Supreme Court Justices and members of the Cabinet]]> 2017-01-24 03:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148911749 jessicah_87 https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148912505 -Example of how the system of checks and balances works in the Judicial Branch:

-Can rule laws unconstitutional]]> 2017-01-24 03:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148912505 jessicah_87 https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148912954 -Prohibits any law "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;" protects freedom of speech and press; guarantees right to "peaceably assemble" and to "petition the Government for redress of grievances." 



]]> 2017-01-24 03:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148912954 jessicah_87 https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148913526 Protects "right of the people to keep and bear arms." 

]]> 2017-01-24 03:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148913526 jessicah_87 https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148913859 "Supermajority To Overturn Laws" by KC64.

-"A supermajority of at least seven Supreme Court Justices should be required to overturn laws as unconstitutional. When a law is passed by Congress or a state legislature, and signed by a governor or the president, it has already been deemed constitutional by all those who approved it. If the law is to be deemed unconstitutional, it shouldn't be a close call. It should be obvious." ]]> 2017-01-24 04:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148913859 jessicah_87 https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148914487 "Weight voting by Age with Younger Voters' Votes Having More Weight" by Winn. 

-"By giving the votes of younger voters greater weight than those of their older counterparts, the membership of the executive and legislative branches can be structured to look out for the long-term health of the country rather than for the short-term benefits of older voters at the cost of the long-term health of the country and the future earnings of younger voters. The mechanism through which this will work is that the vote of an 18-year-old ... will count 100 times more than the vote of someone who somehow makes it to age 118 or older. The vote of a 19-year-old will be worth 99 percent that of an 18-year-old, the vote of a 43-year-old will be worth 75 percent of that of an 18-year-old, the vote of a 68-year-old will be worth half of that of an 18-year-old, and so on."]]> 2017-01-24 04:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicah_87/qr0b10958pja/wish/148914487