United States History and Constitutions to 1865

19.) The term of office for judges in Massachusetts may serve for up until 70 years of age unless impeached for “bad behavior.” 20.) The governor, with the consent of the council, and due notice and hearing, to retire a judge of advanced age or medical disability. They are removed for a conviction following impeachment or address of the legislature and Governor. 21.) The most recent amendments to the Constitution of Massachusetts have dealt with rules of the legislature. Taxes, terms of office , the state census, religious restriction, voting laws, methods of amendment, the initiative and referendum procedure, and their problems, legislators’ salaries, and denial of the right to vote to incarcerated felons.   II The United States Constitution 1.)    A republic is a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them. 2.)    The United State is a federal republic because the government is divided between federal, state, and local governments. 3.)    The “tyranny of the majority” when the majority has political power but do nothing to ensure the political rights of the minority 4.)    The United States Congress consists of two houses, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Senate in each state always has two representatives where as the House of Representatives depends on the size of the state. 5.) The number of Reps in each state it is based on population, however the population that the house represent of within 500,000- 600,000.depending on the state. California has more representatives while at the bottom of the barrel there is Wyoming. 6.) Each state has two senators regardless of how many people live in the state. California has about 34,000,000 people. Mass has about 6.349,097 people and Wyoming has 495, 300 7.) The state of, Wyoming has 3, Mass has 12 , and California has 55 elector 8.) The significant powers of congress are to write laws, declare war, and monitor federal agencies. 9.) The states government provides financial aid for college students. 10.) The most significant powers of the President of the United States is the Executive Power to enforce and carry out the laws of the United States. As well, commander of Chief of the Army and Navy, power in the field of foreign affairs, grants, reprieves, pardons and appoints executive and judicial officers. 11.) A summons of habeas corpus is the remedy used by a person who is incarcerated or restrained in his liberty and petitions the court to hear evidence as to the legality of this incarceration restraint. This literally means, “Bring the Body” 12.) An ex post facto law is a law punishing a person for an act that was not illegal at the time when it was done. 13.) The provision that the Constitution make for treaties are the would empower treaty functions that they did not allow the U.S government to have, or that would obligate this Union and its state to do something that is contrary to the U.S constitution or that would transfer functions and activities to the union to any agency outside of the Union. 14.) Federal judges are selected and appointed by the President with the advice of the Senate. 15.)             A. Marbury v. Madison In 1803 marked the beginning of the judicial review, the power of the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of act of Congress. A provision of it was found Unconstitutional.             B. Worcester v. Georgia The issue left the Cherokee Indians without protection against the state of Georgia through the failure of Andrew Jackson to sign a bill.             C. Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation Lincoln signed the final draft of emancipation proclamation on the Jan. 1 st 1863. His plans to free the slaves; however, federal government had no mean to enforce it at the time. He wanted to abolish slavery  and he wrote and said that all men including slaves should be free, should get wages for their work and also be able to join the service of the military.             D. The Gulf War? The issue was oil.             E. The War Pwoers Resolution?

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