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What was the immediate effect of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by Congress?
It turned a rebellion into a fight for freedom.
What were the cause and effect of the declaration of independence?
Boston Tea Party, The Second Continental Congress
How did the ruling in Marbury vs Madison have a lasting effect on the federal government?
it gave the supreme court judicial review (the ability to declare acts of congress unconstitutional).
What do we call the supreme court's power to declare war?
No. Congress has the authority to declare war; the President has certain war powers that have a similar effect, but he is not supposed to declare war unilaterally.The Constitution doesn't grant the US Supreme Court any power with respect to engaging in wars or military actions.
What effect did thomas Paine's common sense have on the colonists?
Paine called for complete independence from Britain. More than half of the delegates at the Second Continental Congress agreed with Paine.
When did Lincoln declare war against slavery?
There was no formal declaration of was against the Confederacy, which can ONLY come from congress... as the Union deemed the secession illegal, it never occurred; to do otherwise would have legitimized the Confederate States of America opening the door to a possible recognition and assistance by Great Britain. Secondly, as ONLY congress has the power to declare war, the Civil War was, in effect fought using what is known today as "Executive Powers".
If the US Congress may pass laws they go to into effect if the president signs the law how ever the state court can declare an law unconstitutional?
In the United States, Congress has the authority to pass laws, which are then sent to the president for approval. If the president signs the law, it goes into effect; however, state courts have the power to review laws and can declare them unconstitutional if they violate state or federal constitutional principles. This system of checks and balances ensures that no law can infringe upon constitutional rights and maintains the rule of law. Ultimately, the judicial branch serves as a safeguard against potential legislative overreach.
Was the declaration of independence adopted by the second continental congress?
They wrote it and signed it. It was announced in July but not in effect until August.
What document did the second continental congress issue?
Yes! Unit 3 of the practice of the constitution. page 5 . paragraph 2 . sentence 2.'' The Articles were drawn up by the Second Continental Congress and were in use until the constitution was signed in 1787.''
What was an effect of agreement made by allies at the potsdam?
The soviets agreed to declare war on Japan
In the US Constitution are the power to tax and the power to declare laws unconstitutional expressed powers of the Congress?
The power to tax is an expressed power of Congress and the power to declare laws unconstitutional is not. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution is a list of Congress' powers. The first sentence of the first paragraph begins: "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Inposts and Excises, . . ." The Constitution does not address the issue of declaring laws unconstitutional at all. The Supreme Court decided that judges in the federal courts had the authority to determine whether federal laws were allowable under the Constitution in 1804 in the case of Marbury vs. Madison, when they decided a law had no force or effect because it was not proper under the Constitution.
What effect did Benjamin rush have on the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Rush of Pennsylvania, signed the Declaration of Independence and later pushed for Pennsylvania to ratify the new Constitution of the United States. He had little or no effect on the wording of the Declaration of Independence.
