Doctrine of Selective Incorporation Some states during the 19th and 20th centuries began to either fail to enforce or interpret broadly enough...
How is the Federal Bureaucracy Organized? The American federal bureaucracy is made up of: executive departments independent agencies government regulatory boards government...
Did former President Bush pardon Scooter Libby? No. On July 2, 2007, President Bush commuted Scooter Libby’s sentence. He did not pardon...
Yes. In his remaining hours in office, President Bill Clinton pardoned fugitive from the law, Marc Rich, who owed the United States...
Powers/Roles of the President The U.S. Constitution provides the President limited power and the executive shares power with the U.S. Congress. The President and Congress...
What are the Federalist Papers? The Federalist Papers are a group of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to persuade...
What is the Federal Bureaucracy? An administrative group of non elected officials charged with implementing the policies created by the other branches...
Structure of U.S. Congress The U.S. Congress has a bicameral structure. This means it is a two (2) house legislature. Under our first...
The Impeachment Process The House and the Senate share responsibility over the impeachment process. The responsibilities of each body are different. One...
Committee Organization and How a Bill Becomes Law Committee Organization and Responsibilities Both the House and Senate have standing committees. They are permanent...