by Angel Hargrave | Mar 1, 2015 | Blog Archives
The Electoral College was created as an additional safeguard in our system of checks and balances. Hamilton and the other founders believed that the electors would be able to ensure that only a qualified person becomes President. They wanted a buffer between the...
by Angel Hargrave | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog Archives
By distributing the essential business of government among three separate but interdependent branches, the Constitutional Framers ensured that the principal powers of government – legislative, executive, and judicial – were not concentrated in the hands of...
by Angel Hargrave | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog Archives
Black History Month is a special time to focus on black history, which interestingly often involves not just Black Americans but also those of other races. As famous Black American minister Richard Allen reminded his brethren during the Founding Era, “Many of...
by Angel Hargrave | Feb 10, 2015 | Blog Archives
If your answer to last week’s question was that federal judges do not have the authority to rule on marriage issues? That is correct. If they did have that authority then the federal courts would be handling divorces and other family issues. The Constitution gives the...
by Angel Hargrave | Feb 1, 2015 | Blog Archives
The United States Supreme Court was created under Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution and the Judiciary Act of 1798. This Act organized the Supreme Court, the federal circuit courts and the federal district courts. It also established the Office of Attorney...
by Angel Hargrave | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog Archives
The following is a summary of Article III of the Constitution which establishes the federal Judiciary. One thing to be noticed in reading the Constitution is the length of each Article. Article I is the longest and Article III is the shortest of the first three...
