Total run time:
5m
How do the three branches of government - legislative, executive and judicial - relate to one another?
[A]ccumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary in the same hands … may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.
-Federalist No. 47
The Founding Fathers feared the concentration of power in one body, and they were deliberate about the powers they gave to each of the branches. This module in the Structural Constitution course explores that design, as well as the Constitutional questions that arise in relationships between the different branches.
How do checks and balances work in the Constitutional system?
Professor Steven Calabresi explains that, although the President may be the most powerful person in the world, he requires the approval of Congress for any expenditure. However, the Pres
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How do checks and balances work in the Constitutional system?
Professor Steven Calabresi explains that, although the President may be the most powerful person in the world, he requires the approval of Congress for any expenditure. However, the President has the authority to enforce the law and is also Commander in Chief of the military. The Founders deliberately designed a system where the President and the Congress must share power and balance each other.
Professor Steven G. Calabresi is the Clayton J. & Henry R. Barber Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. He is Chairman of the Federalist Society's Board of Directors.
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
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Total run time:
5m
Course:
Constitutional Law
Total videos:
2
Difficulty:
First Year
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