Tag: Constitution
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Judicial Review
Judicial Review in the United States Concept of Judicial Review In the U.S., in the context of Judiciary power and branch, Judicial Review has the following meaning: The power of the judicial branch to review actions of the legislative and executive branches (as well as the state governments) […]
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Ratification
Ratification in United States Ratification Definition An agreement to adopt an act performed by another for us. Express ratifications are those made in express and direct terms of assent. Implied ratifications are such as the law presumes from the acts of the principal; as, if Peter buy goods […]
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Ratification
Ratification in United States Ratification Definition An agreement to adopt an act performed by another for us. Express ratifications are those made in express and direct terms of assent. Implied ratifications are such as the law presumes from the acts of the principal; as, if Peter buy goods […]
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Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights in the United States One of the principal points of contention between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists was the lack of an enumeration of basic civil rights in the Constitution. Many Federalists argued, as in Federalist No. 84, that the people surrendered no rights in […]
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Anti-federalists
Anti-Federalists in the United States Anti-Federalists, early political party of the United States, precursor of the Democratic-Republican Party lead by Thomas Jefferson. Originally, the term designated the opponents in the United States to the ratification of the federal Constitution […]
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Anti-federalists
Anti-Federalists in the United States Anti-Federalists, early political party of the United States, precursor of the Democratic-Republican Party lead by Thomas Jefferson. Originally, the term designated the opponents in the United States to the ratification of the federal Constitution […]
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Living Constitution
Living Constitution in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled LIVING CONSTITUTIONThe phrase the living Constitution emerged from two developments at the end of the nineteenth century. The first was the […]
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Legitimacy
Legitimacy in United States Legitimacy Definition The state Of being born in wedlock; that is, in a lawful manner. Legitimacy in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Legitimacy, Legitimacy in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Legitimacy, Legitimacy in the European Legal Encyclopedia., […]
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Cooperative Federalism
Cooperative Federalism in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled COOPERATIVE FEDERALISMThe theory of cooperative federalism postulates that the relationship between the national government and the […]
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Cooperative Federalism
Cooperative Federalism in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled COOPERATIVE FEDERALISMThe theory of cooperative federalism postulates that the relationship between the national government and the […]
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Separation of Powers
Separation of Powers in the United States In The Federalist Papers The idea of separating powers among the various branches of government to avoid the tyranny of concentrated power falls under the larger category of checks and balances. But The Federalist Papers see another virtue in the […]
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Separation of Powers
Separation of Powers in the United States In The Federalist Papers The idea of separating powers among the various branches of government to avoid the tyranny of concentrated power falls under the larger category of checks and balances. But The Federalist Papers see another virtue in the […]
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Constitutional Amendment
Constitutional Amendment in the United States A change in the content of the Constitution by adding an additional provision. A constitutional amendment can be pursued for many reasons, one of which is to reverse the effect of a Supreme Court decision. The process for amending the Constitution […]
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Constitutional Amendment
Constitutional Amendment in the United States A change in the content of the Constitution by adding an additional provision. A constitutional amendment can be pursued for many reasons, one of which is to reverse the effect of a Supreme Court decision. The process for amending the Constitution […]
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Unitary Government
Unitary Government in the United States Concept of Unitary Government In the U.S., in the context of the U.S. Constitution and Federalism, Unitary Government has the following meaning: A system of governance with sovereignty held by one central government; subnational governments have only […]