POSC150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Presidential System, Enumerated Powers, Energistics
30 Aug 2016
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What we have learned to far: the american revolutionary war pitched many different political groups against one another, american independence was not a forgone conclusion. Following independence, americans fought over the shape, rules and institutions of the new government. Flexibility is built into the constitution by the founders to help it grow and change with the times when the need arises. *supreme court currently deciding on public sector unions one woman does not want to pay union fees. All gvts must have the power to: legislate, or make laws, administer, or execute laws, adjudicate, or execute laws. Ex: police brutality, unfair trials, examples of disconnect between the systems, how they are too far apart/separate. Article i sets out framework of congress. Legislature: the body of gvt that makes laws. Each state has two members in senate regardless of state"s pop.
