AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM

Impact of a Supreme Court case on American Political System

Impact of a Supreme Court case on American Political System

Introduction

The political system of the modern United States of America is extremely complex, diverse, confusing and contradictory. It consists of a large number of bodies, political and legal institutions and institutions that were created as a part of an official of constitutionalism, and apart from him and despite him. Structurally it is divided into three levels - federal, state and municipal authorities, which are connected virtually balanced vertical relationship of interdependence.

In addition, within each of the links there is more or less definite delineation of functional and substantive competence of its constituent units, which give a certain resistance to horizontal relationships. Official science and propaganda relentlessly repeated the formula of Abraham Lincoln, according to which the U.S. has a "government by the people by the people and for the people." Thus, the American people and the peoples of other countries are trying to convince that the United States to practice the ideals of popular sovereignty. Political system as the U.S. is trying to pass off as the ideal model of democracy, supposedly suitable for all countries. What is the U.S. political system is really the case? First of all, it should be noted that the current U.S. political system is the result of more than two centuries of class struggle, which became the greatest extent and severity during the period of imperialism. It was during this period, especially in the latter stages of the general crisis of capitalism ultimately reveals the antagonism between the two tendencies - tendencies of monopolies to the reaction of the masses of workers and the trend toward democracy.

Many major decisions are discussed, those who have marked milestones in the history of the United States, for example: United States v Nixon in 1974, Rule of law (executive privilege) that leads to the conclusion that the President could not escape the evidence necessary for the administration of justice before a grand jury. This decision was adopted by 8 votes against a failure of the judge.

Plessy vs. Ferguson in 1896, affirming the doctrine of "Separate but equal." Homer Plessy, who was a young activist in the cause of blacks, sat in a car reserved for whites on a train in the State of Louisiana. He was arrested and sentenced, appealed to the Supreme Court based its defense on the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments. The adoption of the doctrine was adopted 8 votes against one that of Justice Harlan cited in the book. Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954, abandoning the doctrine of "separate but equal" which overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson case law as unconstitutional the fourteenth amendment.

Discussion

Plessy v. Ferguson case is the hallmark of this report. U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the law legalized racial segregation and confirms compliance with the American Constitution.

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