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Am Govt Homework 11 Answers - Student One

2013-01-07T01:41:00Z

Tristan12: Created page with "'''1. The Supremacy Clause may be the most important provision in the entire U.S. Constitution. Discuss.''' The Supremacy Clause may be the most important provision in the U.S...."

'''1. The Supremacy Clause may be the most important provision in the entire U.S. Constitution. Discuss.'''

The Supremacy Clause may be the most important provision in the U.S. Constitution because it gives the Constitution much more power than State laws. If there is any discrepancy between the Constitution and State laws, the Constitution takes priority.

'''2. What is the 16th Amendment, and how did it change the United States?'''

The Sixteenth Amendment removes the limit on income taxation by the government. This limit was set in place in the original Constitution. Because of this amendment, the federal government is able to impose an income tax whenever they want, placing a heavy burden on the hardworking American people.

'''3. What is the Voting Rights Act, and what is your view of it? Is New Jersey covered by it - yes or no (no further explanation needed for this part of the question)?'''

The Voting Rights Act is a law passed by Congress which controls how states conduct elections. Before the Voting Rights Act was passed, the states were able to change elections laws within their own state freely. Now, since the law has been passed, the states require clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before changing election laws. I, personally do not agree with this law; the states should be able to decide for themselves how they want to run elections. New Jersey is not covered by this Act.

'''4. Why did Rhode Island decline to join the United States initially, even after George Washington became president?'''

Rhode Island refused to join the United States for several years, because it did not want to hand over the power to tax, which they used to raise money by taxing items imported through its harbors, over to the new government.

'''5. For what purpose does the Supreme Court use the "Elastic Clause" (or the "Necessary and Proper Clause")?'''

The Supreme Court uses the “Elastic Clause” to make laws which allow other federal laws to be executed.

'''6. Pick any Supreme Court decision described in this lecture, and explain it briefly.'''

Arizona v. U.S. was a Supreme Court decision in which the State of Arizona was prevented from enforcing its immigration law by the Supreme Court, by stating that all immigration laws were now being enforced by the federal government.

'''7. "Be careful what you ask for" might describe which ironic part of political history for Democrats in Illinois?'''

When Senator Dirksen was proposing an amendment to combat the Supreme Court’s decision in Reynolds v. Sims, various Democrats tried to prevent Dirksen from succeeding. They did this by adding a provision to the Illinois State Constitution. This provision made a 3/5 majority vote necessary to pass any amendments. Dirksen’s amendment failed to pass the U.S. Senate. Later, when the Democratic Equal Rights Amendment failed to be ratified because of the amendment they themselves had created!

Am Govt Homework 8 Answers - Student Two

2012-11-21T01:53:04Z

Tristan12: Created page with "Lecture #8 '''Question #1: Explain what it means when people say that the Democrats won the "ground game" in the last election.''' When someone says that the Democrats won the ..."

Lecture #8

'''Question #1: Explain what it means when people say that the Democrats won the "ground game" in the last election.'''

When someone says that the Democrats won the ‘ground game’, they are referring to the way in which they reached many people, encouraging them to vote for Obama and other Democratic candidates, even transporting them to polling facilities.

'''Question #2: Explain the difference between an "initiative" and a "referendum"'''

An initiative is a vote cast for the passing of a law proposed by the people. A referendum is when the people vote to either pass or repeal a proposed (or already passed) law.

'''Question #3: Other than your answer to question 1, why else do you think Obama defeated Romney? Explain.
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Another reason for why Obama won the election is that he made promises (that he can’t keep), while Romney stated what must be done to get our country back on track, which most of the time was not appealing to the people, even though it must be done. Obama was also appealed much more to young people, who are a large part of the voting population.

'''Question #4: Explain what "divided government" and "gridlock" are, and what your view of them are.
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A divided government is when the one division of the government is dominated by democrats, while another division is controlled by republicans, or vice versa. Gridlock is when nearly no new laws are created because the republicans and democrats are on equal footing, and will not allow laws proposed by the other party to be passed.

'''Question #5: Does New Jersey allow an "initiative" and, if not, should it?'''

New Jersey does not allow an initiative; in fact, most states do not, only 24 out of 50 are allowed initiatives. Initiatives should not be allowed in New Jersey. This is because generally, the public makes the wrong decision, especially when it comes to politics. In this context, a law could be proposed, which could be potentially dangerous to the state, yet still pass, due to wrong decisions on the behalf of the voters. Too much democracy can be very harmful.

'''Question #7: What is a "recall", and which types of officials are susceptible to it? Would you interpret U.S. Constitution as preventing the people of New Jersey from recalling a U.S. Senator? Discuss.'''

A recall is an attempt to remove a state official from office. A special election is held to determine whether or not to remove a public official from office prior to the end of their term. The New Jersey Constitution does not appear to be preventing New Jersey citizens from recalling U.S. Senators. As long as the official has been in office for at least one year, they can be recalled.

'''Question #8: Do you agree with Ron Paul's quote at the beginning of the lecture?'''

I agree with Ron Paul’s statement. If all decisions were left to the public decision, this country would be in an even worse situation than it is today.

Am Govt Homework 6 Answers - Student One

2012-10-26T00:40:40Z

Tristan12: Created page with "Question 1: Clearly, the two most influential powers of the president are the power to determine foreign policy and the power to issue executive orders on any topic. Question 2:..."

Question 1: Clearly, the two most influential powers of the president are the power to determine foreign policy and the power to issue executive orders on any topic.

Question 2: I would advise Romney to state that, even though he is pro-war, he will not abuse the power of commander-in-chief in the military.

Question 3: A lobbyist is someone who waits in the lobby of a facility where someone of legislature works, to try and speak with them as they leave their offices. They try to get them to sponsor or vote for bills. Lobbyists are usually hired by companies who either would suffer financially if a certain bills was passed, or would prosper further if another was passed.

Question 4: An interest group is a group of people dedicated to one particular issue. An example of an interest group is the NRA, a group blocking gun control legislation.

Question 5: Most African-Americans will vote for Obama, simply because he is the first African-American president in the history of the United States. Almost all evangelical Christians will vote for the Republican party, because Obama stands for many things that we do not believe in or support.

Question 7: Third-parties are virtually meaningless in this generation. While they may have great views on certain topics, they are completely run over by the Democratic and Republican parties with no chance of winning any election; this renders them a waste of time. I think that the United States has a two party system because most people view various topics with the same mindset: either the Republican mindset or the Democrat mindset.

Question 8: Interest groups, when centering on topics such as gun control and anti-abortion are good for the country. Through them, it is much easier to state your views on a certain topic. However, on topics such as pro-abortion, they can be very harmful to the next generation of our country.

Am Govt Homework 5 Answers - Student One

2012-10-19T15:29:40Z

Tristan12: Created page with "Question 1: My personal favorite part of the Bill of Rights is Amendment I. This Amendment states that there are to be no limits to religious practices. If this Amendment did not..."

Question 1: My personal favorite part of the Bill of Rights is Amendment I. This Amendment states that there are to be no limits to religious practices. If this Amendment did not exist, there would be much more tension between our country and the Middle East, meaning more terrorism and war. Also, there is to be no laws restricting free speech, allowing anyone to voice their opinions on any topic.

Question 2: The fifth, and sixth amendments protect defendants rights by ensuring that their freedoms are not taken advantage of.

Question 3: The Bill of Rights should be applied to all forms of government. Even though it was meant to be applied only to federal government when it was created,
when applied to all government, each decision must be thought through. When required to think through every decision, the chances of making mistakes pertaining to the rights of the people go down.

Question 4: If the police entered and searched your home without a warrant and not under the circumstances of a emergency, the fourth amendment would have been violated.

Question 5: In order for a amendment to become part of the Constitution, it must first be passed by Congress with a 3/4 vote, and then approved by State legislation by a 3/4 vote. Personally, I would like to see an amendment stating that all large amounts of money ($5000+) spent by the executive branch must be approved by Congress. This would help keep the country’s debt under control.

Question 6: On average, about 4,406 civil and criminal cases are filed each year in each federal district court.

Question 8: It is too easy to amend the Constitution. Requiring only two 3/4 votes to amend it, it would be way too easy to get something approved that could be potentially harmful to the country. Some amendments, such as the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment), would destroy much of our country’s moral by setting a women’s rights equal to the rights of a man. This sounds good at first, however, this would allow homosexuality, abortion, and other truly terrible things to become law.

Am Govt Homework 4 Answers - Student One

2012-10-12T14:17:25Z

Tristan12: Created page with "Question 1: The Federal Communications Commission has responsibility for issues pertaining to the internet. It is an independent agency, not under any department. To a certain de..."

Question 1: The Federal Communications Commission has responsibility for issues pertaining to the internet. It is an independent agency, not under any department. To a certain degree, it is a good idea for it to watch over the internet.

Question 2: The following are clearly the most important of the federal agencies and commissions: the Defense Department, the Department of Justice, and the Food and Drug Administration.

Question 3: The president’s ‘Cabinet’ consists of the secretaries from each department. They are appointed by the incumbent.

Question 4: If Mitt Romney wins the coming election and appoints Chris Christie to the position of Attorney General, seeing as Christie cannot be the Attorney General and governor of New Jersey at the same time, someone else will be elected for governor in New Jersey.

Question 5: Information that would be interesting to seek in a FOIA request would be an update on military technology. It would be interesting to see what some of the most brilliant engineers and scientists in the country are working on, or have already accomplished. This information would be found by filing a request to the Defense Department.

Question 6: Executive orders should obviously not be allowed. They are a way for the president to basically get anything they want. If a child was told that they couldn’t have something, yet had enough power to get it anyway, how would the child turn out? More importantly, how will our country turn out if this is allowed to go on?

Question 8: The Food and Drug Administration will decide whether or not adult stem therapy will be allowed in the US. Political pressure is highly influential when making these decisions.

Am Govt Homework 3 Answers - Student Two

2012-09-27T03:16:47Z

Tristan12: Created page with "'''Question 1:''' The first step in the process of a federal case is when the case goes to the district court. If the losing party doesn’t like the ruling of the court, they ca..."

'''Question 1:''' The first step in the process of a federal case is when the case goes to the district court. If the losing party doesn’t like the ruling of the court, they can then appeal for a hearing in the Appellate Court. If the losing party of this hearing whether it is the same party or not is not happy with the ruling of this court, they can then appeal for a hearing in the Supreme Court. The chances of having a hearing in the Supreme Court are very slim, with only 1% of all requests accepted to be reviewed per year.

'''Question 2:''' The Rule of Four is very simple: if at least four of the nine Supreme Court justices vote on hearing a certain case, the petition will be granted.

'''Question 3:''' Federal judges are not elected; they are selected by the President. This is much more practical than having them elected, even though sometimes it would be better to elect a judge, especially if there is an incompetent president in office, such as we have today. Magistrate and bankruptcy judges are known as non-Article III judges. Their terms last eight years, and can be renewed.

'''Question 4:''' There are two types of litigated cases in federal court: the first is when a federal law has been broken; the second is when an individual’s rights have been violated.

'''Question 5:''' The media has a huge effect on politics. When something is advertised for or against a certain subject or candidate over and over on television, in the newspaper, or online, it is ingrained in people’s minds, causing them to view the subject differently, sometimes changing their mind about who to vote for.

'''Question 6:''' It was a very good decision by the Framers of the U.S. Constitution to not release the details about the Constitution until it was finished. They knew that had they released the details and their thoughts on the topic, that they would have been much more hindered by the public, those who didn’t want a constitution, those who wanted some of their own ideas to be inserted, etc.

'''Question 8:''' The first reason why the Supreme Court would hear an appeal is if there is a conflict between courts in different parts of the country. The second reason why the Supreme Court would hear an appeal is if it concerns and issue of great importance in the nation such as “ObamaCare”. The case likely used the second reason to be granted cert in the violent video game case.

Am Govt Homework 2 Answers - Student One

2012-09-19T20:06:33Z

Tristan12: Created page with "Homework for Lecture Two – 9/18/12 1. The following six powers are clearly the most important of all the powers of Congress: Money Power, Citizenship Power, War Power, Intelle..."

Homework for Lecture Two – 9/18/12

1. The following six powers are clearly the most important of all the powers of Congress: Money Power, Citizenship Power, War Power, Intellectual Property Power, Postal Power, and Spending Power

2. Preventing New Jersey from requiring homeschoolers to take public school exams annually is a provision added to the “No Child Left Behind” law. If homeschoolers were forced to take these exams, New Jersey would lose a huge amount of federal funding.

3. Only one third of the entire Senate is elected every two years. The elections are staggered so that the Senate is more ‘stable’. If every position in the Senate was up for election every two years, the whole Senate would frequently be replaced, and it would be hard to make any progress on any long-term project.

4. There are a few steps to creating a new law. First, a statute is drafted by a committee in the House of Representatives. Next, a hearing is held which is open to the public. Those of the public attending are permitted to testify for or against the proposed law. If the bill passes, their witness will become part of the legislative history of that law. Comments made by legislators will also become part of the legislative history, as well as when the bill is debated in Congress.

5. A power that the federal government lacks is the power to interfere with affairs of the family.

6. Textualism is the belief that only the text in the statute should describe the meaning of the proposed law, not legislative history. Legislative history should not be considered when interpreting the meaning of the law seeing as it is only someone’s recorded point of view regarding the bill or similar bills.

7. There are many differences between the political systems of the United States and England. For example, in England, the leader is voted on by their legislative branch, parliament. In our country, the leader is voted on by the entire country.

Am Govt Homework 1 Answers - Student Four

2012-09-12T15:11:49Z

Tristan12: Created page with "Homework for Lecture One 1. Participating in politics is very important. When someone is not involved, they cannot voice their opinions about bills they do not want to pass. The..."

Homework for Lecture One

1. Participating in politics is very important. When someone is not involved, they cannot voice their opinions about bills they do not want to pass. The Government was set in place to govern us and take care of the country and the people, not rule our lives. When people do not participate in politics, they are letting themselves be controlled by a government that was founded by the people and for the people. Those who do not take any action for the country by being involved in politics show that they do not care what happens to the country.

2. The first three articles of the United States Constitution
A. Article 3 forms the Judicial Branch of the federal government, consisting of the Supreme Court and other lower courts as created by Congress.
B. Article 2 creates the executive branch of the government, composed of the president, vice-president, and other officers chosen by the president.
C. Article 3 forms the Judicial Branch of the federal government, consisting of the Supreme Court and other lower courts as created by Congress.

Article II establishes the authority for the executive branch. There are four sections in this article.

3. Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 clearly states that only a natural born citizen may become president of the United States.

5. If a policeman pulls over a car on the New Jersey Turnpike, that officer likely works for the state of New Jersey. Other examples of government workers are teachers and those involved in the military. Teachers work for state government, while soldiers work for the federal government.

6. As of right now, things look like the election will turn out more like 1948. Just like that election, Mitt Romney doesn’t seem to connect with people as well as Obama can, even though Romney is obviously the better choice.