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Friday 16 September 2011

Exam Board resources: past papers etc

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gce/hss/gov_pol/documents/index.html

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Misc to sort

'Personhood' and the pro-lifers' long game - The Mississippi amendment fell, but anti-choice groups are not done: they aim to alter the terms of debate on reproductive rights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipartisan_Campaign_Reform_Act
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/16/occupy-wall-street-return-manhattan-park
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-politics
US constitution and civil liberties gdn microsite
US politics live blog: Supreme Court healthcare challenges, Herman Cain harassment woes
US politics: da goods in da box The nomination process may be farcical, but it is pretty good at weeding out people who ought not to be president

Separation of Powers doctrine

[archives.gov] Nice overview through to FDR's battles
[famGuardian.org] - Exclt range of quotes from a small gov pov
[findlaw.com] Excellent section on JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT
[FINDLAW.COM] SEPARATION OF POWERS AND CHECKS AND BALANCES
[historylearningsite] Brief, simple guide
[law.onecle.com] SupCt protecting Exec?
[law2.umkc.edu] Brilliant! The Issue: When do the actions of one branch of the federal government unconstitutionally intrude upon the powers of another branch?
[LegalNorms.com] Separation of Powers in UK
[mlloyd.org] Polybius and the Founding Fathers: the separation of powers
[press-pubs.uchicago.edu] The Founders' Constitution Volume 1, Chapter 10, Introduction (other chapters also linked)
[usconstitution.net] Mini-essay style comparing different nations examples + history (Mexico, Canada, France Britain; key focus: deliberatley inefficient)
[USCourts.gov] Hamdan v Rumsfield (2006) + implications
[wiki] Polybius
Executive Power: Separation-of-Powers Judicial Protection
FDR's battles wi Sup ct
PDF: [francisbennion.com] - UK focus but good initial history content
PDF: [londoninternational.ac.uk] Sep of powers, focus on UK
VID: AskTheFounders series
VID: David Barton of Wallbuilders Explains Separation of Powers at ICA [conservative source, frantic style but demo's continuing resonance of history]
VID: Scott Bradley on origins of sep. doctrine. Conservative source, stresses Madison (anti-Federalist, wanted small gov) a lot, but good detail if dry
Wiki - also useful 3col table on checks + bals
Wiki - US specific, good section on Equality of the branches + good history

Checks+Balances

americanhistory.about.com - Brief summary with further links
Congress overrides presidential veto for first time (Pres Tyler) [This week in...1845:]
Constn Party
ImportanceofPhilosophy.com - ChecksBalances
Marbury_v._Madison 1803 wiki: Sup Ct establishes principle of judicial review
PDF: Congressional Overrides of Presidential Vetoes (2004) with stats on each Pres
PDF: Veto Override Procedure in the House and Senate
Pocket veto [wiki] pocket veto is a legislative maneuver in United States federal lawmaking that allows the President to indirectly veto a bill...
socialstudieshelp.com Graphic of C+B
usconstitution.net - Detailed breakdown of Cs+Bals for each wing of gov
VID: Checks and Balances -Principles of Federalism (dry, same guy as used for SepPowers)
VID: Checks and Balances for Dummies
VID: Quirky 1min graphic Facts of Congress - Checks and Balances by TheCenteronCongress
VID: School song, shows civic pride
War_Powers_Clause wiki: Congress' right to declare war employed 5 times, but Pres using 'police action' concept to sidestep this starting Korea War; 1973 War powers Resolution has failed to settle this ongoing dispute
War_Powers_Resolution 1973: Congress seeking to assert its exclusive power to declare war (excepting states of emergency), but ignored by Clinton (Kosovo '99) + Obama (Libya 2011), with Pres'ts arguing its unconstiutional...
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