Monday, November 19, 2007
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POG II
Nikki Branhut
Philosophy of Government II
Does our Constitution effectively resolve conflict? In times of trouble, it is an essential question to ask. My answer would be yes, based on information from our Ideal society in Constitution class. First of all, citizens have the right to protest and get their point across. Another reason I believe the constitution resolves conflict is because if the elected official is not doing his job or involved in illegal activities, Congress has the right to impeach him. The final reason is that the president is not granted all the power, other branches have the right to tell the president they don’t approve by vetoing a bill.
First of all, the Constitution resolves conflict because the citizens have the right to protest and get their point across. The First Amendment allows freedom of speech. Citizens who have a different opinion on an issue than their elected officials have the right to expose other people to their beliefs. In our Ideal Society, the citizen group protested against the iChip, even though our president was for it. Another action taken by the citizen group was in the form of a lawsuit. A citizen sued the president on counts of bribery. The citizens had the right to free speech as long as it wasn’t treason, which is checks and balances. . I believe this helps resolve conflict because both sides of an issue can be voiced and public awareness is raised.
Another reason I believe the Constitution resolves conflict is because if an elected official is not living up to his duties or is involved in illegal activities. The Constitution in Article 2 Section 4 says that the president, vice president, and other federal officers can be removed from office upon impeachment by the House of Representatives and convicted by the Senate of treason, bribery or other serious crimes. The president was attempting to promote his agenda on the iChip and when he was suspected of bribing people to agree he was brought to trial. The trial was run by the Senate who had an overwhelming majority of people who were not in favor of the iChip. The use of checks and balances was brought into play when the legislative branch checked the executive branch by using their power to bring the president to trial.
The third and final reason our constitution resolves conflict is that one person does not have all the power, others have a say and can show they disagree by vetoing bills the president is pushing for. In Article 1, Section 7 of the Constitution it is written that if the president vetoes a bill , the bill can be passed again with two-thirds vote of the House and Senate An example from the ideal society was when the president vetoed a bill that included restrictions and then returned it to congress. Congress received the two-thirds vote necessary and the president’s veto was overruled. This is an example of how the branches can check each other's power because the legislative branch let the executive branch know that there should be restrictions on who could receive the chip.
In conclusion , you can see how the Constitution, in fact does resolve conflict. Firstly, because citizens have the right to protest and get their voices heard. The next reason is that if an elected official is not doing his or her job , Congress has the right to impeach them. The final reason why I believe the Constitution effectively resolves conflict is because one single person does not have all the power, other branches of government can check that person if they don’t agree with that person
Philosophy of Government II
Does our Constitution effectively resolve conflict? In times of trouble, it is an essential question to ask. My answer would be yes, based on information from our Ideal society in Constitution class. First of all, citizens have the right to protest and get their point across. Another reason I believe the constitution resolves conflict is because if the elected official is not doing his job or involved in illegal activities, Congress has the right to impeach him. The final reason is that the president is not granted all the power, other branches have the right to tell the president they don’t approve by vetoing a bill.
First of all, the Constitution resolves conflict because the citizens have the right to protest and get their point across. The First Amendment allows freedom of speech. Citizens who have a different opinion on an issue than their elected officials have the right to expose other people to their beliefs. In our Ideal Society, the citizen group protested against the iChip, even though our president was for it. Another action taken by the citizen group was in the form of a lawsuit. A citizen sued the president on counts of bribery. The citizens had the right to free speech as long as it wasn’t treason, which is checks and balances. . I believe this helps resolve conflict because both sides of an issue can be voiced and public awareness is raised.
Another reason I believe the Constitution resolves conflict is because if an elected official is not living up to his duties or is involved in illegal activities. The Constitution in Article 2 Section 4 says that the president, vice president, and other federal officers can be removed from office upon impeachment by the House of Representatives and convicted by the Senate of treason, bribery or other serious crimes. The president was attempting to promote his agenda on the iChip and when he was suspected of bribing people to agree he was brought to trial. The trial was run by the Senate who had an overwhelming majority of people who were not in favor of the iChip. The use of checks and balances was brought into play when the legislative branch checked the executive branch by using their power to bring the president to trial.
The third and final reason our constitution resolves conflict is that one person does not have all the power, others have a say and can show they disagree by vetoing bills the president is pushing for. In Article 1, Section 7 of the Constitution it is written that if the president vetoes a bill , the bill can be passed again with two-thirds vote of the House and Senate An example from the ideal society was when the president vetoed a bill that included restrictions and then returned it to congress. Congress received the two-thirds vote necessary and the president’s veto was overruled. This is an example of how the branches can check each other's power because the legislative branch let the executive branch know that there should be restrictions on who could receive the chip.
In conclusion , you can see how the Constitution, in fact does resolve conflict. Firstly, because citizens have the right to protest and get their voices heard. The next reason is that if an elected official is not doing his or her job , Congress has the right to impeach them. The final reason why I believe the Constitution effectively resolves conflict is because one single person does not have all the power, other branches of government can check that person if they don’t agree with that person
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