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Supreme Court Cases: Bands V. United States

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As commander in chief the president has certain obligations and power that can be controversial during times of war and foreign affairs. The fundamental of democracy was founded in the year of 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed into effect by the founding fathers declaring America independent from England. America engaged in the American Revolution in an attempt to attain independence from the mother country and escape from their abusive government system where the people had no voice and all decisions were made by the king without the consent of their people. They debated over what the fundamentals of the government will be and the distribution of power. The founding fathers debated on the structure of a new government, but …show more content…

Rulings such as The Prize Cases 1862, Ex parte Merryman 1861, Ex parte Milligan 1866, Korematsu v. United States 1944, Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer 1952, Rasul v Bush/ Handi v. Rumsfeld 2004, Bands of State of Washington v. United States 1929, Train v. City of New York 1975, Clinton v. City of New York 1998, United States v. Nixon 1974, Nixon v. Fitzgerald 1982, Clinton v. Jones 1997, Myers v. United States 1926 are Supreme Court cases that were fought to control the power of the president. Even the most influential and honored president has abused of the power granted to them. In the court case, Ex parte Milligan 1866 president Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus ignoring the ruling that it was unconstitutional. Court case Korematsu v. United States 1944 questioned if the ruling of president Franklin Roosevelt Executive Order 9066 was constitutional as it placed Japanese- Americans in internment camps during World War II regardless of their citizenship. Court case Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer 1952 Harry’s Truman Executive Order 10340 was declared unconstitutional because the president was willing to illegally take possession of steel mills during the Korean War therefore, making …show more content…

It is a civil responsibility for the citizens to ensure that out commander in chief does not take advantage of the power he holds. The government has made people dependent they lure their political ideologies through mass media that is bias therefore communicating only what they want the public to know. Actions taken by previous and current president have affected the trust the people the political ideology they have in the government, “ The decline in public trust among Americans is striking, public trust in government has declined and Americans are now more likely to feel that they can do little to influence the governments’ actions”

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