The Constitution

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  1. 5. Government structure suggested by James Madison in the US Constitution
  2. 6. Mainly written by Gouverneur Morris
  3. 7. An example of this power is when President Truman involved America in the Korean War without the approval of Congress
  4. 10. Idea coined by Montesquieu to separate government powers
  5. 12. An example of this power is the IRS's taxing power
  6. 13. Granting pardons is one of these powers given to the president
  7. 14. Added to the Constitution to calm the Anti-Federalists
  8. 15. Taxes on goods such as gasoline are due to this power
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  1. 1. First promoted in the 1840s due to debates on Western expansion and government control
  2. 2. An example of this power is Joe Biden's 4,244 pardons and clemencies
  3. 3. An example is what happened in Marbury v. Madison
  4. 4. An example of this power is managing voting laws and conducting elections
  5. 8. An example of this power is the right to declare war
  6. 9. Largely supported due to fear of a tyrannical government
  7. 11. Nations under this system include, but are not limited to, the United States, Australia, and the Federal Republic of Germany