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The Supreme Court is the most powerful body of men in the United States, contrary to what many people believe.
The powers of the three branches of government are enumerated in the three charters of freedom: The Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. Together, these documents enumerate the rights and freedoms of the citizens of the United States, inherent by virtue of their citizenship; and they enumerate and limit the powers of the three branches of government in such a way as to create a system of checks and balances that cause the actions to be scrutinized by the other branches, and, if the office of the President, or the president, does not agree with legislation crated by the House of Representatives, sent to the United States Senate for approval, the president can veto the bill containing the legislation. Likewise, the president's veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of Congress. If a Representative or Senator or President does not perform in agreement with the choices of the people, the people have the right not to re-elected that person to their office. Recent historical events, like the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 have demonstrated the powerful electoral power of the people of the United States, and prove that every vote counts.
Each of the three branches represent the will and desire of the people of the United States of
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This does not mean that the duly elected president cannot subvert the will of the people; as was the case when President George Bush elected to invade the country of Iraq. Under the powers granted him by the United States Constitution, the president was able to make that decision and take that action. However, because the president was duly re-elected to a second term subsequent that event, regardless of what position individuals now hold on that action; it was fulfilling the will of the people at that moment in time and history.
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U.S. Federal Government, located online, found at http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/federal.shtml, retrieved 1 February 2008.
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U.S. Federal Government, located online, found at http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/federal.shtml, retrieved 1 February 2008.
4 trillion and $3.6 trillion, an impressive boost to the U.S. economy in those years, the IPC explains. A study conducted by Arizona State University determined that when a person has a bachelor's degree that person earns about $750,000 more over the course of a lifetime of earning than a person with just a high school diploma earns. The data from that study indicates that as of 2006, those working without
The War on Drugs was likely bad public policy from the beginning. It was an over-reaction to what politicians believed was a major social problem. The major social problem was society's method of dealing with the perceived problem and not the actual problem of drug use. Through the Controlled Substance Act Congress created a whole new class of criminal and a black market industry that makes the bootlegging of the
Environmental Ethics US Government and Environmental Ethics The United States government has had a long history with the environment, beginning with the very beginning of the settlement of the Pilgrims, through the industrialization era, forming the beginning principles of having national parks, and to today with the onset of climate change and the environmental hazards of the 21st century. (National Park Service, 2012) Compared to other countries, the U.S. has had a
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