Government - December 2007

what is:
-Exclusionary rule?
&&
Writ of habeas corpus?
please && thank you

2007-12-04 12:48:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

So I was thinking about the Johnson impeachment, which, for those of you who don't know, is where Congress simply didn't agree with President Johnson and went through impeachment trials without any evidence of actual crimes (more of complaints than anything). However, there were enough people in Congress with morals to vote against it. Yet if there were no people with morals in that Congress, the president would have been impeached and removed from office. So if that were to happen, could he do anything to get his position back considering that he had done nothing illegal? In other words, is there any check on these preceedings (Checks and balances system, anyone?)? Could the ex-president sue Congress and restore power through the supreme court? Or would the supreme court simply be able to bring criminal charges against congress, but not restore presidential power (as the constitution states that only the legislative branch takes part in the process of impeachment)?

2007-12-04 12:31:38 · 2 answers · asked by Leonard 2

Is it truly acceptable to say that everyone is equally qualified to understand the political machine and equally willing to insure the fair application of principle in democracy? If this isn't the issue, why is it considered acceptable to believe in the balance of powers between demographics and political parties through self-seeking behavior? Isn't the point of liberal democracy is to CHECK self-seeking behavior through the moderation of freedoms in accordance with the law and the moderation of prosperity in accordance with taxes and welfare?

2007-12-04 12:20:08 · 3 answers · asked by Mikey C 5

I am only 15 years old but i have been reading a lot on this subject. I do not understand why we have such a banking system in place.. why not have the government run it? Instead of a independent company running it...
Why not have the government be the bank, that way when we go to war we are not paying interest rates to an independent company bank, thus helping our debt problem.
Also, Section 8 of the Constitution states that Congress shall have the power to create money and regulate the value... wouldn't that be breaking the law with the system we have in place right now?
And if you think about it they are sitting on a monopoly! They have the entire United States in their hand controlling the economic structure, couldn't they bring us as a nation down to our knees if they wanted too.
FED creates money from nothing, and loans it back to us through banks, and charges interest on our currency. Wouldnt this make the United States always in debt, never being able to get out of it

2007-12-04 12:13:52 · 5 answers · asked by Brian R 1

2007-12-04 11:46:29 · 15 answers · asked by Kandy M 2

2007-12-04 10:52:29 · 13 answers · asked by firstlady0800 1

What if the president of the united states and all congress members had to fight along side our troops in every war we have?
Voice your opinions.

2007-12-04 10:50:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-04 10:49:34 · 1 answers · asked by simsima 1

2007-12-04 10:42:50 · 7 answers · asked by Jag J 2

Which is the better policy for the United States: containment or preemption? Why?

2007-12-04 09:48:14 · 1 answers · asked by miss alli 2

For example Democratic, Dictator, etc. Why?


Thank You!

2007-12-04 08:54:20 · 18 answers · asked by Stefy! 4

2007-12-04 08:17:26 · 2 answers · asked by bklyn2089 2

The Constitution mandates that grand jury sessions are open to the public, for the protection of the accused.
-Is this true or false?

2007-12-04 07:20:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

lol unbelievable, when did the world change that these thieves could get away with this crap?

yeah..tell me there is not a conspiracy.....and its now harder to file bankruptcy. lol

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071204/credit_cards_congress.html?.v=5

2007-12-04 07:16:10 · 1 answers · asked by me 1

or korea gate? any one know who Vince Foster, The Mc Doogals?any body know about flying pots pans in the white house or flying objects in the presidential limo hitting Secret Service agents.

2007-12-04 07:01:20 · 4 answers · asked by John McCamnesty for Ex Senator 3

2007-12-04 06:30:06 · 7 answers · asked by mary 1

2007-12-04 06:12:22 · 6 answers · asked by g_south7 1

First Man?
First Gentleman?
First Husband?

2007-12-04 06:07:48 · 10 answers · asked by thebigachiever 3

i don't understand! bill clinton was impeached ! and yet he was still acting president!!!WHY?????

2007-12-04 06:00:01 · 8 answers · asked by pernce55 1

58 Years is the original age limit for retirement prescribed for a government servant by the govt. of India for a long time when the Government servant used to retire from his service on the date of completion of his 58th year, which later changed to the last day of the month of his completion of the 58 years.
Later the retirement age limit has been changed to 55 years for some time, again to 58 years which again changed to 60 years.
Here also lot of sub clauses came into picture like central govt. state govt., in private sectors, scientists, University staff etc. each having its own age limits and so on….
Of late it appears that this is likely to be further revised to 62 years.
From all this it appears that the retirement age limit is getting politicized to gain vote!
Thus on one hand a single man alone is continuously working up to 62 years and on the other hand the younger generation are becoming more and more jobless, leading to frustration, disappointment, violence etc.,.?

2007-12-04 05:13:43 · 3 answers · asked by chandrasekharam b 7

2007-12-04 05:13:13 · 10 answers · asked by Lizzie 1

In the days of King Louis, and King George, government was really there to promote the interests of the kings and their aristocrats. Kings were considered to have God Given powers to rule the rest. Then something happened and revolutions started and the idea of democracy came about..essentially saying that government is there to serve the will of the people, and that literally the will of those millions of poor huddled mostly uneducated and uninformed masses is still actually better for the country as a whole than a few powerful elite and their ideas of how things should be.

If you think that government is best if it represents the will of the few rich and powerful and everyone will benefit from that, then you are oldshool, if you think that government policy serves best the country as a whole if the will of the larger group of people is followed, then you are new school.

Which are you?

2007-12-04 04:37:37 · 10 answers · asked by theypissonourbacksandsayitsrain 1

Why no talk of regime change in Moscow?

2007-12-04 02:27:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the Bush girls need to go to Iraq. Or better still her mom voted for the war, sign her up with the army then she and the bush girls can all go together.

2007-12-04 01:06:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-04 00:14:41 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-03 19:51:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean Russia had elections recently and China also has peoples national congress , but even then the West; especially USA doesn't believe that there is democracy in these two countries. Why it is so?

2007-12-03 19:51:51 · 2 answers · asked by Bill L 1

why does a superpower needs to take a loan from a developing contry like china??

2007-12-03 19:16:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

why does a superpower needs to take a loan from a developing contry like china??

2007-12-03 19:15:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-03 16:51:18 · 5 answers · asked by Goez 1