US Constitution

The Judicial Branch* is one of three independent parts of the US Government, and consists of the constitutional courts of the federal court system (not the entire federal court system, as most people believe). The primary responsibility of the judicial branch is to interpret and apply the laws, and ensure their constitutionality. The three branches of government share responsibility for the legal system. The Legislative branch (Congress) creates law; the Judicial branch determines their constitutionality and resolves disputes; and the Executive branch enforces the...

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Having the appropriate legal authority to hear and determine the issues in the matter. ...

Assuming you mean US Senators, then FALSE. They are elected to 6-year terms ...

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If you are in public, you do not have what is called a "reasonable expectation of privacy". This means that you can be put on TV without your consent. They can ask you questions, or video tape you without your consent. You do not need to answer any questions however. If you are not in public, you do have a reasonable expectation of privacy. People cannot videotape you in your home. If you have any further questions I would advise you to...

McCulloch v. Maryland, (1819), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision. In this case, the state of Maryland attempted to impede operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland. Though the law, by its language, was generally applicable, the U.S. Bank was the only out-of-state bank then existing in Maryland, and the law is generally recognized as specifically targeting the U.S. Bank. The Court invoked...

As one area of their Local Information System, Worcestershire County Council Research & Intelligence Unit are using InstantAtlas Server to deliver a rich set of Ward Profile reports aimed at elected members. They include sections on the relevant local councillor, population, crime, economy, health, children, and place survey results. ...

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (real title: Chief Justice of the United States) presides over the Senate impeachment trial. Explanation: Impeachment is a two-step process; the impeachment phase is similar to a Grand Jury hearing, where charges (called "articles of impeachment") are presented and the House of Representatives determines whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant a trial. If the House vote passes by a simple majority, the defendant is "impeached," and proceeds to trial in the Senate. The Senate trial, while analogous...

The word 'balance' is both a noun (balance, balances) and a verb (balance, balances, balancing, balanced). Example sentences: noun: The gymnast lost her balance and fell off the beam. verb: She will balance the weight. verb: Students must balance their play time and study time to avoid stress and achieve passing grades. verb: You have to balance obstacles in your life so you can live in peace. noun: She had perfect balance. verb: I balance on a piece of wood. verb: Can you balance a book...

As of July 2011, the following 34 states have capital punishment statutes: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wyoming Also: United States Government (federal law) United States Military Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have abolished the death penalty as of July 2011. ...

The aspects of the system that some people object to are (1) the fact that a person can win the popular vote but lose the election , (2) the 'winner-take-all" method used by most states to cast their electoral vote. and (3) the way in which the electoral votes are divided among the states. These objections and the ways to try to fix are all quite debatable. Below are some more opinions. ======================================================== A major problem is Plurality. A number of votes cast...

Vice presidents will become president if anything happens to the president (sometime described as a heartbeat away from the presidency.) So, they need all the qualifications of a president, at least in theory. In practice, until Eisenhower made a special point to give VP Nixon responsibility, vice-presidents were essentially useless unless the president died. The only official duty of the VP is to preside over Senate debate and to vote if there is a tie vote- not very likely to be important,...

The father of modern democracy was John Locke.

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It means that it has been on the courts docket for quite some time and is beginning to "age out" as the deadline for the requirement of "speedy trial' approaches. ...

To keep most of the power outside of the majority and to separate the power into different institutions. ...

When an employer asks this question, they are really asking two separate questions: 1) Do you have goals/dreams/aspirations? 2) Are your goals/dreams/aspirations in line with this company? With that in mind, you need to decide what about this job IS relevant to your 5-year plan and communicate it. I would explain how I plan to use this job as a rung in the ladder to other achievements. By asking this question, employers are basically filtering those employees who have a clear mindset about what they...

it set forth and clarified a suspect's Fifth Amendment Rights to remain silent and to have access to a lawyer before answering questions. Arresting Officer don't have to issue the Miranda warning when making an arrest for instance a crime committed in the presence of an Officer or a third party saying that person committed a crime the rule of thumb is Custody and asking questions about a crime = Miranda warning, common question like address, name, age ext. no Miranda, spontaneous utterance...

It varies by state. In 36 states, the state legislature creates and enacts the redistricting plan; many require approval by the governor for the final plan and, of course, all are subject to federal guidelines and legal challenges. Two or three states let independent bodies submit proposals, which are then voted on by the legislature. Five states use an independent of bipartisan commission to draw up new districts. Seven states have only one representative, so they have no congressional district lines to draw. ...

Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. ...

It gave people born in the US citizenship. It was made an amendment after the Civil War for former slaves and their descendants. ...

In the US Supreme Court case, Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968), the respondent (like a defendant) in the case was the State of Ohio. John W. Terry was the petitioner or appellant (like a plaintiff). Terry was appealing his criminal conviction in People v. John W. Terry, 95 Ohio L. Abs. 321 (Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County 1964), in which Terry had been the defendant and the State of Ohio had been the plaintiff. ...

That they are the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791. The Bill was drafted by James Madison, a Federalist who would become the fourth US President. Madison drew mainly on English law in writing the amendments, but his sources were many, including earlier Colonial documents. The Bill was designed to appease anti-Federalists who believed the Constitution granted too many rights to the federal government. The Bill of Rights defines and protects individual rights, such as freedom of speech, the...

The electoral college is often considered to be an outdated system of popular voting. It requires a state population to select electors to vote "for them" for a candidate. Electors represent part of the population of the state, and they are selected by their respective political parties. The higher the population a state has, the more electors it is allocated to send. (The number of electors is equal to the number of US Senators and US Representatives for the state.) The system of...