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    The document discusses three topics: 1) Whether the Warren Court exceeded its boundaries in the 1960s. It argues that while some decisions were controversial, most were beneficial and helped address imbalances at the time. 2) How the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution contributed to upsetting checks and balances by greatly expanding the president's war powers without congressional oversight. 3) What would happen if one of the three branches exceeded its constitutional authority. It says this could lead to major changes, either beneficial or detrimental, depending on the intentions of the people in that branch.

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    The document discusses three topics: 1) Whether the Warren Court exceeded its boundaries in the 1960s. It argues that while some decisions were controversial, most were beneficial and helped address imbalances at the time. 2) How the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution contributed to upsetting checks and balances by greatly expanding the president's war powers without congressional oversight. 3) What would happen if one of the three branches exceeded its constitutional authority. It says this could lead to major changes, either beneficial or detrimental, depending on the intentions of the people in that branch.

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    The document discusses three topics: 1) Whether the Warren Court exceeded its boundaries in the 1960s. It argues that while some decisions were controversial, most were beneficial and helped address imbalances at the time. 2) How the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution contributed to upsetting checks and balances by greatly expanding the president's war powers without congressional oversight. 3) What would happen if one of the three branches exceeded its constitutional authority. It says this could lead to major changes, either beneficial or detrimental, depending on the intentions of the people in that branch.

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    Did the Warren Court exceed its boundaries in issuing some of its decisions during the 1960s?

    When Congress issued the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, how did that contribute to upsetting the checks-andbalances system? What would happen if any of the three branches (executive, judicial, or legislative) were to greatly exceed its authority under the Constitution? (Pick one)

    I believe the Warren Court did exceed some of its boundaries during the 1960's, but the majority of them were beneficial to the welfare of the country. Warren was a very smart and persuasive man, leading the court to be named the Warren Court for a period of time due to his sheer leadership. Although many decisions made were considered controversial, I believe they were good. There was an unbalance in the checks-and-balances system throughout this time, which can be very detrimental to a country and it's people. However, that pattern of authority did not continue and the system was eventually returned to it's balanced ways. I would not want this imbalance to come about again, but I believe it was important in getting the things accomplished that the country needed at that time. When Congress issued the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, it contributed a great deal to upsetting the checks-and-balances system because it gave President Johnson the authority to do whatever necessary in order to assist any member or protocol state of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty. This included involving armed forces. It was originally only rejected by two Senators, who believed it meant sending our American troops into a war we have nothing to do with which is steadily being escalated. As the Vietnam war continued, America and Congress began to realize that the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was not going as planned. It caused the death of many American troops and was completely unnecessary. As we can see from these past two examples in history, if any one of the three branches were to exceed its authority under the constitution, great changes would come about. Let's take the executive branch for instance. If the president had power to overrule any bill or decision that came to him, the results could be either very beneficial to the country or very detrimental. I believe it is all about the character and intent of the people working within that branch that decides how that excess of power is dealt with.

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