Is it Constitutional? Resources to Help You Decide
People have expressed many opinions about the executive branch and what is constitutional. Here is a list of resources to help you do your own research and form your own opinion:
The Inaugural Ceremony of the 45th President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump
The Executive Orders issued by President Trump
The Constitution of the United States
Federalist Papers
Three Government Branches
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
- The United States Senate: find bills, congressional voting record and active legislation on the Senate floor.
- The United States House of Representatives: learn about the legislative process.
- The United States Congress: find congressional activities of both the House and Senate here including most viewed bills.
- GovTrack: track legislation being debated in Congress.
Judicial Branch
Issues in the news
- The Affordable Care Act: full text of the law
- Materials on the ACA available at the New York Public Library
- Immigration and Nationality Act: full text of the law
- Materials on US Immigration available at the New York Public Library
- The Department of Homeland Security: read about the functions of the Department of Homeland Security
- United States Citizenship and Immigration Service: read about immigration procedures for foreign nationals.
Major Political Parties of the United States
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