The question of this case concerns the constitutionality of § 244(c)(2). This statute states that if a deportable alien would face extreme hardship if deported, the attorney general is able to suspend the alien’s deportation. However, either house of congress has the ability to veto the attorney general’s decision to deport the alien. The question […]
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The United States government has a system of checks and balances built in so that no one branch has power. Before we get to those checks and balances, let’s take a look at how the United States Constitution was formed and why. Structure and Principles We need to understand the Constitution in order to understand […]
The Articles of Confederation is the first serious document of the U.S., as it is the first U.S. Constitution. This document was first drafted and adopted in 1777 and then it was ratified in 1781. The Articles of Confederation set the rules for proper operations of the U.S. Confederation, which was capable of negotiating diplomatic […]
This article theorizes the existence of an Iron Triangle existing between interest groups, the Congress and the Bureaucracy. Because of the very nature of this theory and the structure set up by the relationships between these groups we see that it impedes democracy by its popular definition but that it also helps democracy achieve certain […]