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Hello Fellow American, Have you ever wondered how checks and balances work to keep our country and government intact? We know we certainly have, and we got our entire team to investigate the purpose of our checks and balance system and put it into blog format for your reading convenience.  So, let’s get started…  To Keep Government Sectors Accountable The main purpose of the entire checks and balance system is to keep every portion of government accountable for their actions and decisions. Especially when it comes to the three branches of government—The Executive, Judicial and Legislative which we have covered...

Hello Fellow Americans, Today we’ll be continuing our in-depth series at a look into the constitution—primarily covering the Sixteenth Amendment. We’ll be giving a little background history as well as the purpose it holds today. So, without further ado, let’s get started… The Sixteenth Amendment states… “The congress should have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apporintment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.” This was basically put into place to properly and fairly levy income taxes based on each individual American and provide efficient taxation. This...

Hello Fellow Americans, Today we’ll be continuing our in-depth series at a look into the constitution—primarily covering the Fifteenth Amendment. We’ll be giving a little background history as well as the purpose it currently holds. So, without further ado, let’s get started… The Fifteenth Amendment states… Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation This amendment was added...

Hello Fellow Americans, Today we’ll be continuing our in-depth series at a look into the constitution—primarily covering the Fourteenth Amendment. We’ll be giving a little background history as well as the purpose it currently holds.  So, without further ado, let’s get started… The Fourteenth Amendment states… “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive...

Hello Fellow Americans, Today we’ll be continuing our in-depth series at a look into the constitution—primarily covering the Thirteenth Amendment. We’ll be giving a little background history as well as the purpose it currently holds.  So, without further ado, let’s get started… The Thirteenth Amendment states… Section 1. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."   Section 2. "Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”   This was put into play...