POSC150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Commerce Clause, Seventeenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Limited Government

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POSC150
• Professor: Professor Hickel

Document Summary

Government strong enough to promote national interest. Constitution and decisions of supreme court are supreme law of the land. States can no longer ignore or veto laws of congress. Single individual with some level of autonomy, accountability, etc. Some degree of independence from the people and other branches of government. Power to grant pardons, negotiate treaties, veto, etc. System of checks and balances/separation of powers. Slows down the pace of government change and ensures greater stability in policy. Government that would not pose a threat to individual rights and liberties. Separation of powers and checks and balances. Each has its own power and some power over other branches of government. Greater centralization of power but balance between 2 sovereigns (state and nation) Competition between the two would limit the power of both. Addition of bill of rights to constitution shortly after ratification.