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14 Th Amendment Interstate Commerce
3,919 words... between two states, the sup. ct. gives the case to a special master in a trial with original jurisdiction. Can congress take away all appellate jurisdiction? The ct. will say it would be unconstitutional. Congress can seek help from the Pres. to take away a judges salary. -Sup. ct. first met in N. Y. in 1719. -In 1920 Certioriari was created. Gave sup. ct. the right to choose whether they wanted to hear. Exception, they had to hear all appellate cases. - 1988, now they decide what they want ...
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Pentagon Papers Richard Nixon
999 wordsWhitewater vs. Watergate. Both are political sandals that have rocked the nation. As Watergate unraveled, many of Nixon's dirty tactics were learned, including assorted lists of enemies (a number of which became targets of IRS tax audits), wiretapping, political sabotage, burglary, blackballing, and smear campaigns. Similarly, as Whitewater unfolded, the scandal appeared to involve more than just an illegal loan. It touched on possible hush money paid to witnesses and includes the acquisition of...
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Hillary Clinton Plea Bargain
973 wordsWatergate The Watergate affair signifies the web of political scandals that plagued President Richard M. Nixon from 1972 until his resignation in 1974. On June 17, 1972, during the presidential campaign of that year, Washington, D. C. , police officers arrested seven employees of the Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP), as they were breaking into the Democratic National Committees headquarters in the Watergate apartment complex. Details soon emerged from the break-in news stories as well...
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Chief Of Staff Abuse Of Power
2,063 wordsWhitewater vs. Watergate. Both are political sandals that have rocked the nation. As Watergate unraveled, many of Nixon's dirty tactics were learned, including assorted lists of enemies (a number of which became targets of IRS tax audits), wiretapping, political sabotage, burglary, blackballing, and smear campaigns. Similarly, as Whitewater unfolded, the scandal appeared to involve more than just an illegal loan. It touched on possible hush money paid to witnesses and includes the acquisition of...
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Chief Of State Head Of State
1,504 wordsThe President of the United States is the most powerful wo / man in the world. There are few limits to what s / he can do. The Constitution created the institution of the presidency in 1789, power of the president has gradually grown from what was first envisioned. The presidential powers were set up to be limited by separation of powers into three branches of government, by the checks and balances scribed in the constitution, by federal systems, political parties and the media. The president is...
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