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Why does the 1st Article of the US Constitution deal with Congress rather than the Presidency?
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I'm guessing it is because the Congress was considered the more important of the three branches of the Federal Government.
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How would the President go upon checking the power of Congress?
The President can limit Congress' power by exercising his veto power on their legislation rather than signing it into law.
How are amendments to the US constitution ratified?
Amendments to the US Constitution are proposed and ratified according to the process listed in Article 5 of the Constitution, typically passage of the amendment by a 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress, followed by ratification by state legislatures in at least 3/4 of the individual states. A second process for proposal (never successfully completed) is by a national convention called by 2/3 of the individual states. A second process for ratification (used for the 21st Amendment in 1933) is by state conventions rather than state legislatures.
Is it true that The Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than the state legislatures?
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Which branch of government existed under the articles of confederation?
The simple answer is "legislative", though more appropriately "Congress". This is, however, slightly misleading. The Articles of Confederation set up a government with ONLY one body, a unicameral (one-house) Congress, so it's hardly proper to speak of a "branch". Rather ALL governmental functions it had - legislative, executive or judicial - divided amongst three branches under the Constitution, rested with this body. Nonetheless, the Congress was primarily a LEGISLATIVE body, comprised of a delegation from each state (the delegation of each state could have from two to seven members, though each delegation only had ONE vote in the body's deliberations). Congress did also have some executive and judicial [Article 9] functions, albeit VERY limited ones. This body was essentially a continuation of the Second Continental Congress and functioned in much the same way. (The executive limitations of this government, that is, the lack of authority to ENFORCE [execute!]legislation, esp. to compel the payment of taxes to support the national government, became one of the major arguments for the Constitution with its addition of a separate, and stronger executive. As for taxes, under the Articles Congress [designated "the United States, in Congress assembled"] would determine the taxes due from each state, but it was up to the states' own legislatures to enforce their collection and hand it over to the national government.) See the text of the Articles here: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/artconf.asp
What was the experience of the Mormons as they traveled from the Midwest?
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Why does the first article of the constitution focus on congress rather than on the presidency or the courts?
The first article of the US Constitution focuses on Congress rather than the executive or judicial branches of government. The purpose of this is the structure of the legislative branch of government. This branch consists of the senate and the house of representatives who are direct links to the citizens within their states. The government was designed to operate based on the voices of the people.
Why do you think the Constitution gives Congress rather than the President control over spending?
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Why isn't the constitution specific about the responsibilities of the president?
The framers of the constitution thought of the President as an administrator. They believed the department heads would work more with congress than with the president. They pictured the Vice President more as a prime minister rather than someone just sitting in front of the Senate. So, the framers of the constitution had a different concept of the presidency from the one that later developed.
Why cant a federal judges pay be reduced?
This is a protection against Congress manipulating judges. If Congress could reduce a judge's salary at will, they could force the judge to make rulings that members of Congress want rather than those that are correct. In addition, Article III, section 1 of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the reduction of compensaation for federal judges.
Why did the federalists propose that the constitution be approved by the ratifying conventions in each state rather than by congress?
many members of congress and the state government were against the new constitution, because it took power from the government and gave it to the people.
Why the author of the constitution gave the congress rather than the president to declare war?
The Congress, according to the original US Constitution, must come up with money to pay for a war; therefore, they declare war (at the President's suggestion).
How is the Seventeen-Article Constitution different from most other constitutions?
The seventeen article constitution differs from most modern constitutions in that it did not establish the Japanese system of government, but rather outlined values and philosophies which the Japanese people were encouraged to live by.
How is the seventeen article constitution different from most other constitutions?
The seventeen article constitution differs from most modern constitutions in that it did not establish the Japanese system of government, but rather outlined values and philosophies which the Japanese people were encouraged to live by.
Why do you think congress rather than the constitution sets the presidents salary?
I believe congress chooses their salary because the value of money changes over time and so if it was just one set salary made by the constitution it would cause the president to make less.
Was Slavery permitted under the original constitution?
Yes. The Articles of Confederation do not mention slavery in any way. This absence does not mean slavery was forbidden; rather, since there was no express ban of slavery under the Articles, slavery was indeed permitted in the U.S. under these statutes. Similarly the original Constitution does not mention slavery. Rather, in Article I, section 2, clause c, slaves are indicated in the phrase "and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons." while in Article I, section 9, clause a, Congress is forbidden to an the slave trade until 1808 at the earliest. Similarly article IV, section 2, clause c, established the first fugitive slave ordinance under the new Constitution.
Why did Richard Nixon resgin his presidency?
Because of the Watergate Scandal. Nixon had denied any involvement in the break-ins into the Democrat Party Headquarters at the Watergate Complex, but the media soon discovered he had been in charge of it. According to the US Constitution, a US President can be impeached (sacked by Congress) for lying. Nixon chose to resign rather than by impeached.
When was the article of confederation established?
The articles of confederation ended when the Constitutional Convention met to revise them, they ended up starting fresh with the Constitution. The reason they started fresh with the Constitution is because originally, Congress wanted to grant itself more powers to regulate commerce between states and foreign nations. They were unable to get unanimous support for this, as required by the Articles of Confederation. So, rather than abide by the rules of the Articles of Confederation, which were too inconvenient, the Constitution was drafted to replace it.
