https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl en-us 2018-09-05 01:31:07 UTC 2018-09-05 02:17:02 UTC hello@padlet.com vvaldez7 https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277805246 The Preamble to the United States Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles.]]> 2018-09-05 01:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277805246 vvaldez7 https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277805909 The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States. The legislature consists of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.]]> 2018-09-05 01:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277805909 vvaldez7 https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806162  statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.]]> 2018-09-05 01:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806162 vvaldez7 https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806187 A chief executive officer (CEO) is the highest-ranking executive in a company, and their primary responsibilities include making major corporate decisions, managing the overall operations and resources of a company, and acting as the main point of communication between the board of directors and corporate operations.]]> 2018-09-05 01:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806187 vvaldez7 https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806223 The federal judiciary of the United States is one of the three co-equal branches of the federal government of the United States organized under the United States Constitution and laws of the federal government.]]> 2018-09-05 01:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806223 vvaldez7 https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806270 The Supreme Court's landmark decision regarding judicial review is Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803). Marbury was the first Supreme Court decision to strike down an act of Congress as unconstitutional. Chief Justice John Marshall wrote the opinion for a unanimous Court.]]> 2018-09-05 01:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806270 vvaldez7 https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806285 Federalism is a system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government. The United States government functions according to the principles of federalism. The U.S. political system evolved from the philosophy of federalism.]]> 2018-09-05 01:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806285 vvaldez7 https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806310 The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2) establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the supreme law of the land. Even state constitutions are subordinate to federal law.]]> 2018-09-05 01:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277806310 vvaldez7 https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277812354 The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. ]]> 2018-09-05 02:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277812354 vvaldez7 https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277812394 The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. and has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams in 1800. The term is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisers.]]> 2018-09-05 02:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277812394 vvaldez7 https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277812424 The Supreme Court Building is the seat of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Judicial Branch thereof. The building is under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol.]]> 2018-09-05 02:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaldez7/rr0u7cdvkgl/wish/277812424