Body Quote by Samuel Freeman Miller

Congress has powers, and they are an important check on the other branches of government.

— Nancy Mace

Ive been in the legislative branch and now the executive branch and in each case I felt it was important we use our constitutional…

— John Engler

I've been in the legislative branch and now the executive branch and in each case I felt it was important we use our constitutional…

— John Engler

In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and…

— Baron de Montesquieu

The constitution has divided the powers of government into three branches, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, lodging each with a distinct magistracy. The Legislative it…

— Thomas Jefferson

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in…

— James Madison

The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments…

— James Madison

As the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial departments of the United States are co-ordinate, and each equally bound to support the Constitution, it follows that…

— James Madison

“within rigidly circumscribed guidelines. All powers not specifically granted to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people. The Founding Fathers…

— Mark Meckler

THE Constitution proposed by the convention may be considered under two general points of view. The FIRST relates to the sum or quantity of…

— James Madison

We electors have an important constitutional power placed in our hands; we have a check upon two branches of the legislature.

— John Adams

I acknowledge, in the ordinary course of government, that the exposition of the laws and Constitution devolves upon the judicial. But I beg to…

— James Madison