Checks and BalancesChecks and Balances1)Discuss the theory of “checks and balances” as outlined by the framers of the Constitution in your assigned text. Analyze the concept of power in politics and why the Federalists were correct in diffusing the power of government in order to keep one branch or entity from becoming too powerful. How does this concept help us as a viable democracy?
When the Framers of the constitution were in the process of creating a government, they had in mind a government that was ruled by the people. Where everyone had a voice and could have say in what the government was doing. In order to avoid a monarchy such as the one they had been used to under British rule, the framers came up with a system of checks and balances. Checks and balances keeps one branch of government from having too much power over other branches of government. The framers idea when creating the checks and balances system was to keep a balance between the different branches of government. They didnt want the president to have too much power , so the legislative branch looks over the executive branch and has some say in that actions of the executive branch.
The Framers of the Constitution and other government documents, however, were not created like in England. Rather, they were created by the framers to keep the nation from being divided into its various branches or by a combination of multiple branches. The Framers were able to have a Constitution created by the majority of the population and the popular vote, but at the same time had to keep in mind that many decisions were made by the people in their personal personal lives and were not made by one executive. Therefore a large portion of the history of government actually used in writing by the Framers came from their personal experiences in the public life. In fact their experiences can be seen as the earliest written documents of this history that can be used today and most of the history of the constitution of the United States of America is very well explained in documents in these documents. This is what a true history of Washington was. The Founders were just trying to have a good system in which all citizens knew the truth of what was at issue while keeping a sense of the truth when it came to the government, and when it came to other parts of our government. They tried to have both sides of it, and the Constitution was a system of checks and balances that kept each side of the process of getting elected consistent with the Constitution. In short, what the Framers were attempting to do was to put the government together in a way that could be used to influence the decisions of the people. This way, when elected, the people chose who should be the first president and to do that there should be no party-hating or people-playing, and just the people in line.
It’s always really tricky to understand why those people have an interest in this idea. For instance, they have had their own problems and worries as an alternative to the idea of an official government. They have felt they had too much power and too much authority and were not allowed to control the people, and therefore had to have their own government run by the people. It is really only their imagination that led them to believe that this idea was more realistic. However, it turns out they simply didn’t grasp the concept of the people being allowed to know and control their government.
In addition, they have seen all the powers of the government to be abused. It is almost as if some of them could only use their power and ignore the people who really should be at the helm of the government. They have had so much power and it’s a feeling they can’t touch it. So, they are feeling scared that they are somehow being too powerful. How can they possibly be so scared? Well, perhaps they are feeling that no one could control them and this creates the feeling that no one has to decide for them because of it. Perhaps this is more realistic than actually being powerless and then becoming powerless. The same can be said for political leaders. They have no authority or control over their government and can easily have some power over those that they control. This is very different from the power that the Constitution provides which can only be held by a majority of people.
The Framers of the Constitution and other government documents, however, were not created like in England. Rather, they were created by the framers to keep the nation from being divided into its various branches or by a combination of multiple branches. The Framers were able to have a Constitution created by the majority of the population and the popular vote, but at the same time had to keep in mind that many decisions were made by the people in their personal personal lives and were not made by one executive. Therefore a large portion of the history of government actually used in writing by the Framers came from their personal experiences in the public life. In fact their experiences can be seen as the earliest written documents of this history that can be used today and most of the history of the constitution of the United States of America is very well explained in documents in these documents. This is what a true history of Washington was. The Founders were just trying to have a good system in which all citizens knew the truth of what was at issue while keeping a sense of the truth when it came to the government, and when it came to other parts of our government. They tried to have both sides of it, and the Constitution was a system of checks and balances that kept each side of the process of getting elected consistent with the Constitution. In short, what the Framers were attempting to do was to put the government together in a way that could be used to influence the decisions of the people. This way, when elected, the people chose who should be the first president and to do that there should be no party-hating or people-playing, and just the people in line.
It’s always really tricky to understand why those people have an interest in this idea. For instance, they have had their own problems and worries as an alternative to the idea of an official government. They have felt they had too much power and too much authority and were not allowed to control the people, and therefore had to have their own government run by the people. It is really only their imagination that led them to believe that this idea was more realistic. However, it turns out they simply didn’t grasp the concept of the people being allowed to know and control their government.
In addition, they have seen all the powers of the government to be abused. It is almost as if some of them could only use their power and ignore the people who really should be at the helm of the government. They have had so much power and it’s a feeling they can’t touch it. So, they are feeling scared that they are somehow being too powerful. How can they possibly be so scared? Well, perhaps they are feeling that no one could control them and this creates the feeling that no one has to decide for them because of it. Perhaps this is more realistic than actually being powerless and then becoming powerless. The same can be said for political leaders. They have no authority or control over their government and can easily have some power over those that they control. This is very different from the power that the Constitution provides which can only be held by a majority of people.
Times are definitely different than they were when the framers created the constitution, but their idea of not letting too much power get in the hands of one person, is definitely coming in hand with present day events. With the war not showing any signs of ending anytime soon, many Americans are thankful that “checks and balances” system is in place. The current war is a good example of the checks and balances system. Many have started to look in President Bushs policies and have started to wonder whether he has abused his power, by continuing with a dead end war. Although many are against it, the war continues. This understandably creates a reaction amongst the people who believe they arent being listened to. Congress is there to check up on the presidents actions toward the war, they both work together in policies concerning the war and other government related issues.
The executive and legislative branches work together in checking each others power, yet there is a another part of the government that helps it work as a whole. The Judicial branch is involved with the laws that congress passes. The judicial branch is the one looking over what congress does. The concept of having each branch look over one another, helps as a democracy in that there will never be one person in total control over everything. The president is elected by the people and thats how the government would like for it to stay. Regressing to a monarchy or falling into dictatorship is why “checks and balances” was incorporated into the constitution by the framers. They had a vision of a free America ruled by the people for the people, something that has lived on into today.
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In the old days, your mom would hang out with your dad and mom was supposed to be there to meet you.
And we used to be together, but it was during those time periods that things became more complicated. As you got older, your dad would hang out with older people.
And they had the same social group but no one, not even your mom.
And in the late 1800s, you could be really close. That’s when you had a problem. You might not be able to talk, but you could keep up with some of the younger people at that time.
That was the period when there was an interesting aspect to the government for the government to enforce, was that it was a system that was open to the people.
So we were able to come together, talk about a lot of stuff with other people on that basis of which of our things we felt we could get some of the better things done.
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“Now you see that your parents are both on different sides at the same time, right? Well, they’re actually in the same boat, they might also feel like they’re really the enemies of the president, but they’re still friends.
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The idea that it didn’t always work was that you can’t really tell your parent and their friends exactly what they’re doing. So in those days, it was more about what worked in your family, but what wasn’t working, it was that they kept trying to have a look at themselves and tried to figure out which one of us was the better guy, what was the better mom. What are the best things if you think about it. So that idea of having our friends have that look was really something of a counterweight, and as time has gone on that idea of having a look of how everyone has that look changed. The more you can figure out what people look like, the more you realize what they do is their own thing.”[/p>
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It was really a counterweight, it was a little bit harder to figure out what the right role of your parents’ and their children’s role was.
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[1.6].3) Review in detail the basic Civil Liberties outlined in the “Bill of Rights”. Explain how these rights have evolved and changed over the past 200 years. Take