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This is a 13 page paper that provides an overview of Constitutional law. All three branches of government are covered. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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numerous, the document provides the fundamental provision by which new federal and state laws may be enacted, tried, interpreted, reinforced, or even repealed. As such, an understanding of Constitutional law
is perhaps the most basic foundation upon which to build an understanding of law in general. Moreover, because the Constitution, and in particular the powers granted to the Judiciary branch
of government, often deals with Federal law that applies to citizens of all states, one might say that Constitutional law is the most fundamentally applicable and personally relevant of all
types of law. This paper will explore the basic concepts of Constitutional law that were explored in this course, demonstrating an understanding thereof and the impact they exert upon society
and the individual. The Basis of Constitutional Law The Constitutions impact upon law begins with the establishment of a governmental structure that can develop, regulate, and maintain that
law, as an instrument to defend the rights of the people of the country. Invoking a doctrine known as "separation of powers" that extends back to the Greeks and Romans,
the Constitution divides the government into three distinct branches. These branches are each granted their own unique powers and privileges, and each is also imposed with unique limitations, such that
the overall power wielded by any one branch of government is not sufficient to overshadow the other branches of government. In other words, effective government is only possible when the
three branches work together carefully and cooperatively, as no one branch has the authority to totally override the other two branches in putting forth its own agenda. So powerful is
this doctrine of separation of powers that many political philosophers and other theorists have indicated that it is the fundamental philosophical justification from which the government of the United States
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