The US Constitution Study Guide by Joseph Lopez https://padlet.com/joelopez0703/saq8tr9sgqw6 Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2018-01-29 14:23:01 UTC 2024-11-21 16:13:39 UTC hello@padlet.com The Three Branches of United States Government joelopez0703 https://padlet.com/joelopez0703/saq8tr9sgqw6/wish/226156313 2018-01-30 16:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/joelopez0703/saq8tr9sgqw6/wish/226156313 Legislative Branch joelopez0703 https://padlet.com/joelopez0703/saq8tr9sgqw6/wish/226162233 Responsibilities/Powers:
  • Creates/changes laws
  • Declare war 
  • Can impeach a federal official 
  • Power to tax
  • Regulate commerce
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  • Implements & enforces the laws
  • Appoints the heads of federal agencies
  • Sign legislation or veto bills
  • Negotiate/sign treaties
  • Issue executive orders
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  • Interprets the law
  • Determine the constitutionality of a law and executive acts (Judicial Review)
  • Making ruling on individual cases 
  • Conduct trials 
  • Must hear appeals
]]> 2018-01-30 16:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/joelopez0703/saq8tr9sgqw6/wish/226185300 Checks & Balances joelopez0703 https://padlet.com/joelopez0703/saq8tr9sgqw6/wish/226549765 1. Executive Branch checks over the Legislative Branch by being able to veto laws that Congress wants to pass.
2. The Legislative Branch may check the Executive Branch by passing law, in spite of the veto, with a two-thirds vote in each house (Senate & House of Representatives).
3. The Judicial Branch can check both the Executive and Legislative branches by declaring laws unconstitutional. ]]> 2018-01-31 13:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/joelopez0703/saq8tr9sgqw6/wish/226549765 Most Important Amendments joelopez0703 https://padlet.com/joelopez0703/saq8tr9sgqw6/wish/226560384 - The 1st Amendment is the most important one because of the liberties it protects for us all such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the freedom to petition. 
- Amendment 5 would be the next most important because of how it protects the rights of the accused and a must due process of law. It assumes that a person is innocent, when accused of a crime, until proven guilty and holds that they go through the legal procedures before a penalty is decided. 
- All amendments can be found in the U.S. Constitution under Article V that discusses the amendment process. ]]> 2018-01-31 14:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/joelopez0703/saq8tr9sgqw6/wish/226560384 Fixing The Constitution joelopez0703 https://padlet.com/joelopez0703/saq8tr9sgqw6/wish/226671625 CQ Article Proposals 
- Should the structure of Congress under the Constitution be changed?

One of the proposals was to repeal the 17th amendment, which was established for the direct election of Senators. Upon the repeal, the election of Senators would go back to it's previously elections by state legislators. 
Another proposed change was to add another, or third, house of Congress that would have the sole power to repeal existing federal laws. However, this was contradicted by how the White House already takes that place of power by how the President is able to veto bills from Congress and shape the legislation. 

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