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Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows
NEW YORK — The delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention were trying to create a new governing framework for the fledging United States of America. They knew they needed SOMEONE to be at the helm of the federal government. Someone had to be in position to see that the laws legislated by Congress “be faithfully …