Friday, October 5, 2007

Constitution: Articles III - VII

The executive branch is the branch of government responsible for enforcing the law. The executive power is pretty much the president with the help of the vice president. President can hold office for a term of 4 years and cannot exceed 2 terms. The president must be at least thirty-five years old and have lived in the United States for fourteen years. The president has a sworn duty to defend the U.S. Constitution under oath. The president has a lot of power but at the same time his power is controlled because they have to work in a team along with congress and the house for one common cause- the well being of the mass population and of the states. The president, vice president and government officials can be removed from office for wrongdoing. The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment, and the Senate has the responsibility to try the charges and remove guilty parties from office.
In the law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of courts which administer justice in the name of the sovereign or state, a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. The Supreme Court is the only court established by the Constitution. All lower federal courts are created by Congress. The supreme court only tries a few cases a year and they are mostly serious and regarding the constitution and the constitutional rights of individuals. The Privileges and Immunities Clause, prohibits states from discriminating against citizens of other states without justification. One of the difficulties under the Articles of Confederation was that any amendments had to be approved unanimously by the states.

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