Constitution in Action Project
By Tri Pham and Aidan Dawley
Legislative Branch: Student Loans
In 2021, the House of Representatives introduced a bill called the Student Loan Forgiveness in which the act reduces the amount of payments for student debt. The legislative branch has the power to take a bill through the committee of Education to vote on before going to the Senate. If the bill makes it through the Senate, then Congress sends it to the executive branch for the president's approval. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2034
Executive Branch: Aiding Ukraine
At the beginning of 2022, Russian troops invaded Ukraine which endangered Ukrainian citizens. The U.S. sided with Ukraine by sending support such as $800 million along with tons of military equipment. The equipment was sent from the Department of Defense from the executive branch and can request a budget from Congress that can be passed by the president once it is approved. The money was part of a legislation from Congress sent to the Executive branch, which the president signed to pass it. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/politics/us-ukraine-aid-weapons/index.html
Judicial Branch: Roe v. Wade
Roe supported abortion as a constitutional right that was guarantee, while Wade believed the law had jurstitiction over the pregnancy. The Supreme Court used its power of Judicial Review to overturn the ruling of Roe v. Wade from 1973. This occurred after the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022 as that contradicted Roe v. Wade. After looking back, the Judicial Branch interpreted article 14 of the Constitution regarding privacy and did not include pregnancy. This led to Roe v. Wade ruling unconstitutional, so the justices believed Wade should have won to set a precedent. https://www.oyez.org/cases/1971/70-18
Check & Balances: Trump's Veto
A bill called the Iran War Powers Resolution passed through both houses of the legislative branch. It was an order to return all United States military troops to return from Iran. When the bill reached President Trump's desk for his approval, he decided to veto it. This is an example of a system that exists in order to let the executive branch check the legislative branch. In this case, Trump disagree with the bill passed by Congress as it would limit his power in desicions regarding the war. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/vetoes/TrumpDJ.htm
Check & Balances: Apointing Justices
An example of a check and balance between the executive and judicial branch is the power that the executive branch holds to appoint supreme court justices. As of recently president Biden appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the new Associate Justice of the U.S. supreme court. The new Justices appointed by the president can rule in favor of him as as check. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/25/president-biden-nominates-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-serve-as-associate-justice-of-the-u-s-supreme-court/
Federalism: Carson v. Makin
The private school in Maine needed the state approval by the requiring the school administrative unit to pay the secondary school tution money for the nonsectarian students. In this case 3 children were sent to approved private schools were denied any sort of tutition aid due to a Maine legislation that made the program for people not related to any sort of religion. The families of these 3 chilrdren were religiously affilaited by exorcising the first amendment. The nonsectarian state law was against the rights guarantee in the amendments led to the Federal Court rulling it as unconstituional after reviewing similar cases in the past. https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/20-1088
Supremacy Clause: Gun Control
The New York gun law, which disallowed for the carrying of a fire-arm without permission from the owner of the property. With rising gun violence voters had voted in acts and laws in order to lower the ability for one to bear arms. However, the law was overturned in the supreme court because it was said to unfairly prohibit a second amendment right. Because of the supremacy clause the second amendment in the Constitution holds more weight than another law and therefore, is what is put into action. s://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/25/president-biden-nominates-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-serve-as-associate-justice-of-the-u-s-supreme-court/
State v.s. State:
Illinois was dumping sewage water into the Mississippi river and Missouri claims that the water has become so polluted that it is no longer fit for drinking and that it is creating illness and disease. The resolution of the case ruled in favor of Missouri and no longer lets Illnois dump in the river as the court view the water as a valuable resource of the state. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/200/496/
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Constitution in Action Project
By Tri Pham and Aidan Dawley
Legislative Branch: Student Loans
In 2021, the House of Representatives introduced a bill called the Student Loan Forgiveness in which the act reduces the amount of payments for student debt. The legislative branch has the power to take a bill through the committee of Education to vote on before going to the Senate. If the bill makes it through the Senate, then Congress sends it to the executive branch for the president's approval. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2034
Executive Branch: Aiding Ukraine
At the beginning of 2022, Russian troops invaded Ukraine which endangered Ukrainian citizens. The U.S. sided with Ukraine by sending support such as $800 million along with tons of military equipment. The equipment was sent from the Department of Defense from the executive branch and can request a budget from Congress that can be passed by the president once it is approved. The money was part of a legislation from Congress sent to the Executive branch, which the president signed to pass it. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/politics/us-ukraine-aid-weapons/index.html
Judicial Branch: Roe v. Wade
Roe supported abortion as a constitutional right that was guarantee, while Wade believed the law had jurstitiction over the pregnancy. The Supreme Court used its power of Judicial Review to overturn the ruling of Roe v. Wade from 1973. This occurred after the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022 as that contradicted Roe v. Wade. After looking back, the Judicial Branch interpreted article 14 of the Constitution regarding privacy and did not include pregnancy. This led to Roe v. Wade ruling unconstitutional, so the justices believed Wade should have won to set a precedent. https://www.oyez.org/cases/1971/70-18
Check & Balances: Trump's Veto
A bill called the Iran War Powers Resolution passed through both houses of the legislative branch. It was an order to return all United States military troops to return from Iran. When the bill reached President Trump's desk for his approval, he decided to veto it. This is an example of a system that exists in order to let the executive branch check the legislative branch. In this case, Trump disagree with the bill passed by Congress as it would limit his power in desicions regarding the war. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/vetoes/TrumpDJ.htm
Check & Balances: Apointing Justices
An example of a check and balance between the executive and judicial branch is the power that the executive branch holds to appoint supreme court justices. As of recently president Biden appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the new Associate Justice of the U.S. supreme court. The new Justices appointed by the president can rule in favor of him as as check. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/25/president-biden-nominates-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-serve-as-associate-justice-of-the-u-s-supreme-court/
Federalism: Carson v. Makin
The private school in Maine needed the state approval by the requiring the school administrative unit to pay the secondary school tution money for the nonsectarian students. In this case 3 children were sent to approved private schools were denied any sort of tutition aid due to a Maine legislation that made the program for people not related to any sort of religion. The families of these 3 chilrdren were religiously affilaited by exorcising the first amendment. The nonsectarian state law was against the rights guarantee in the amendments led to the Federal Court rulling it as unconstituional after reviewing similar cases in the past. https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/20-1088
Supremacy Clause: Gun Control
The New York gun law, which disallowed for the carrying of a fire-arm without permission from the owner of the property. With rising gun violence voters had voted in acts and laws in order to lower the ability for one to bear arms. However, the law was overturned in the supreme court because it was said to unfairly prohibit a second amendment right. Because of the supremacy clause the second amendment in the Constitution holds more weight than another law and therefore, is what is put into action. s://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/25/president-biden-nominates-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-serve-as-associate-justice-of-the-u-s-supreme-court/
State v.s. State:
Illinois was dumping sewage water into the Mississippi river and Missouri claims that the water has become so polluted that it is no longer fit for drinking and that it is creating illness and disease. The resolution of the case ruled in favor of Missouri and no longer lets Illnois dump in the river as the court view the water as a valuable resource of the state. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/200/496/