POLSCI 389 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Individual And Group Rights, Originalism, Theth
17 Jan 2017
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From what perspective should the text be interpreted: ordinary or reasonable person during the time when provision enacted, drafter"s intent, modern viewpoint. What sources can i consult: dictionary definitions, commentaries, newspapers. Article ii, section 2 provides: the president shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session . Text and history: the executive power shall be vested in a president of the united state of. He shall hold his office during the term of four years, and, together with the vice. Dicta: a statement of opinion that is authoritative but not binding. Originalism: theory of constitutional interpretation, which holds that the words should be given the meanings, as they were understood when they were ratified. Main provisions of the constitution are open ended:
