The Writers of the Constitution Purposefully Established a Federal Government

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Essay

The writers of the Constitution purposefully established a federal government organized on the principle of separation of powers and thus established a system of checks and balances. Explain what powers each branch has and how each has used these to check the powers of the others. What impact does this have upon the policy-making process, both domestic and foreign? Support your answer with specific examples.

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Definitions:

Kruskal-Wallis H Statistic

A nonparametric test used to determine if there are statistically significant differences between two or more groups of an independent variable.

Population Distributions

The spread of characteristics (e.g., values, frequencies) across all individuals within a defined population, providing a comprehensive picture of its properties.

Difference in Location

A term often relating to statistical tests that aim to identify whether central tendencies (like mean or median) differ significantly across different groups or samples.

Chi-Squared Distribution

A statistical distribution that is used to analyze categorical data and test for the independence of two variables.