the Power of the U.S Branch's Changed Depend on the President and Their Works Between 1789-1889 William Ko Seoul Christian School The three branches, executive, judicial and legislative shifted many times. The powers changed depend on the president and their works. How did three branches changed from president George Washington to Andrew Johnson? When George Washington served as the president of the United States in 1789, John Adams was the first vice president of the United State. Following the presidency of George Washington, Adams became the president in 1797. When Federalist Adams became the president, Thomas Jefferson became the vice president, who received the second highest vote. Thomas Jefferson drafted The …show more content…
After a week of the election of 1864, Lincoln got assassinated. Johnson unwillingly became the president after Lincoln. It was a big burden for Andrew Johnson. Andrew Johnson was from the southern part but he took the sides of the Northern. His executive faced many problems; those problems were difficult to solve. First, recovery of the southern part got ruined. Second, the dissatisfaction and hatred from the southern. The southern worried northern’s revenge after Lincoln’s assassination. Lastly, the emancipated blacks (Dewitt, 1903). Whites were not ready to treat blacks equally. Because Andrew Johnson had an aspect of white supremacy, the southern congress opposed in triumph against the northern. And the republican party that opposed slavery also attacked Johnson. As time passed, the congress and even the cabinet did not dictate him. Finally, Stanton affair broke out in 1867. Stanton declared that he served congress loyalty instead of president Johnson. President and congress were against each other after Johnson fired him from the secretary of the army. Impeachment of the president submitted for the first time in America. If ⅔ of Congressman vote approval, Johnson was to get fired from the office, but it rejected by a single vote. Even he did not get impeached, his reputation and politics got damaged (McKitrick, …show more content…
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There was discussion of judicial review in Federalist No. 78, written by Alexander Hamilton, which explained that the federal courts would have the power of judicial review. Hamilton stated that under the Constitution, the federal judiciary would have the power to declare laws unconstitutional. He also stated that this was appropriate because it would protect the people against abuse of power by Congress.
The articles written by Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer both contribute valid insight on how the Constitution should be interpreted. They, however, end up taking conflicting views on whether to adopt what is known as a living constitution or to bind the judiciary by the original meaning of the document. Throughout their works, the authors mention the importance of objectivity, judicial restraint and the historical context in which the Constitution was written under and whether or not it should apply to the United States today. Scalia argues in favor of the originalist approach, stating that he supports neither a strict nor a loose interpretation of the Constitution, but rather, a reasonable interpretation. Breyer sides with the cosequentialist ideals, claiming that active participation in collective power is paramount when it comes to evaluating the Constitution's place in American law.
1. Why did the framers of the Constitution adopt separation of powers with checks and balances? Give some examples of checks and balances found in the Constitution. The framers of the Constitution wanted to ensure that no one individual branch of government had more power than another.
Their eventual falling out was unavoidable due to their differences. Jefferson served as Vice President for Adams when he served as President during the years, 1797-1801. Jefferson served as Vice President for Adams, even though they were from different political parties, because Jefferson received the second most electoral votes. Jefferson won the race for presidency against Adams in 1801, thus completing the termination to their friendship and causing them to become bitter rivals.
Tyranny is one of the worst things that can happen to a country, it assumes control and, will make you do stuff you don't want to. The Articles Of Confederation was the first step the American Colonists took to get freed from tyranny , but that fizzled. The Articles Of Confederation was missing numerous key parts, for example, a solid government, there was no president. Additionally it didn't make a currency for the entire country. When you went to different states, they all had distinctive currency, so it was very difficult to purchase things, because individuals didn't know the amount of one coin was worth contrasted with another.
Alexander Hamilton wrote the Federalist Papers which was a persuasive document appealing to the formation of a strong national government. In Federalist #78, Hamilton described his plan for a judicial system set up by the Federal Government that would interpret laws and hold them to the standard of the Constitution. In his essay, he remarked the judicial branch as the weakest of the branches. His reasoning behind this claim was that the judiciary posed the least threatening to individuals rights found in the Constitution. The judges themselves only held the power to interpret laws and strike them down during the legislative process.
(Allison) Later Adams wrote down that being vice president was “ The most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.” (Allison) In 1793 both of them were re-elected second terms in office. (Allison)
It illuminated the power struggle between the executive and legislative branches of government and revealed the potential use of impeachment as a political instrument. Furthermore, it highlighted the profound discord and tensions that persisted in the United States subsequent to the Civil War, particularly concerning matters of race and Reconstruction. Moreover, Johnson's impeachment trial established important precedents for future presidential impeachments. It clarified that impeachment need not be predicated on the commission of a criminal offense, and may arise from political and policy disagreements between the President and Congress.
The Research Essay – The Presidency, then and now Over the time of American History, the power and influence of the American presidency has matured and expanded exponentially. As we have identified in class, specific events, and certain presidents have contributed to this evolution. The presidents also have employed three major perspectives for wielding executive power. Now I want to explain in detail this expansion; what are three major wield powers they have and explain them in detail.
Alex Frost Values: Law & Society 9/23/2014 The Hollow Hope Introduction and Chapter 1 Gerald Rosenberg begins his book by posing the questions he will attempt to answer for the reader throughout the rest of the text: Under what conditions do courts produce political and social change? And how effective have the courts been in producing social change under such past decisions as Roe v. Wade and Brown v. Board of Education? He then works to define some of the principles and view points 'currently' held about the US Supreme court system.
In the 1700s, while still fragile from winning its independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War, the Founding Fathers identified the need for a structured and sound government, as the government was weak and disjointed in its infancy as its own sovereignty. Their visionary leadership spawned the creation of the United States (US) Constitution in 1787, which laid the foundation for security policy critical to the protection America against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The US Constitution outlined the construct and distributed powers that established and enabled the growth of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. Over the past 228 years, which is how long it’s been since the Constitution was ratified, there have been 43 Presidents and 113 congresses, all who were empowered by the people, as set forth in the US Constitution to “establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity (www.archives.gov)”. Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution grants executive power to the President of the United
The reasons are, he abused his veto power, caused The Trail of Tears, and The Bank War. The United States government has a system of checks and balances, which means all the branches of the government are equal, and if one branch does something it is not allowed to, it is checked by another branch to make sure it is in check. Reason why it is called checks and balances. Andrew Jackson abused his power of veto to intimidate the
1. What are some historical or current examples of out three branches of government working together. In 2016 President Obama vetoed a bill called the Justice against sponsors of terrorism act, it was passed in congress and by the supreme court. But the president thought that it could possibly hurt the relationships the U.S has with other countries.
The judiciary has become a very branch of the United States’ political system. It has brought many monumental decisions such as Brown v. Board of Education (1954) that have changed the course of history. But the use of this judicial system was formed from the writings of Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers as he described his goals for a judicial system. In Hamilton’s essay, he discussed the importance of the judiciary to be a check on the President and Congress and how it should be upheld in the Constitution. Even though there are some weaknesses, Hamilton’s essay has shown how important the judicial system has become to the American political system.
That being said, impeachment was gaining more and more support as Reconstruction went on, which meant that Johnson had a higher chance of being removed from office. It would be only a matter of time before another attempt would be