Constitution 5 - Separation of Powers Flashcards

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Powers of House

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Impeachment
Elect the president if no candidate has over 50% of ECVs
Begin consideration of all money bills

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Powers of President

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Commander in chief

Veto legislation

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Powers of the Supreme Court

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Role of umpire of the Constitution in all cases

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Powers of the Senate

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Try an impeachment case
Confirm executive appointments
Ratify treaties

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Arguments against the separation of powers

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Gridlock

Weaker parties

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Arguments in favour of the separation of powers

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Legislation is a product of compromise
Separated judiciary keeps effective check on other branches
Safeguard against Tyranny

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Example of the House’s power of impeachment

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Bill Clinton 1998

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Example of house electing the President

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1800 and 1824 when both candidates

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Example of the Senate trying an impeachment case

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Clinton survived impeachment in 1998 due to strong performance of the Democrats

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Example of Senate confirming executive appointments

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The failure of the Senate to vote on Obama’s nomination of Garland to the SC in 2016, allowed Trump to nominate Gorsuch and influence the ideological balance of the court

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Example of Senate ratifying treaties

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Obama achieved ratification of the START treaty in 2012.

The Senate rejected Obama’s treaty in 2012 on disabled rights

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Arguments for the Senate being more prestigious than the House

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  1. Senators represent the entire state
    House members represent only a congressional district
  2. Senators enjoy a 6 year term
    House members have just 2 year terms
  3. Senators are more likely to be President
  4. Senators are more likely to obtain a leadership position as there’s only 100 of them
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Example of Senators representing an entire state vs House member just a district

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Feinstein represents the entire state of California

Schliff represents just the 28th Congressional district of California

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What is the Separation of Powers

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A theory of govt. whereby political power is distributed among three branches of government

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Example that powers are separate

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Jeff Sessions had to resign from the Senate when Trump made him Attorney general

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