In Hindu sacred technology the idea of divine omnipotence is represented by a god with O a. rings of fire
O b. many arms
Olc. lots of animals
O d. lightning and thunder bolts

in the united states, the president is controlled by the

constitution, and in all respects subordinate to it. insofar

as it deals with presidential power, however, the american

constitution has proved to be a highly malleable document.

with very few exceptions,' the constitutional provisions relating to the president have not been changed at all since

they were ratified in 1787. but in the late twentieth century, those provisions do not mean what they meant in

1787. the constitution is a legal document, and it is enforced judicially; but its meaning was hardly fixed when it

was ratified. in particular, the contemporary president has

far broader powers than the original constitution contemplated. it is remarkable but true that large-scale changes in

the authority of the president have been brought about

without changes in the constitutional text, but nevertheless

without significant illegality.

this is a paradox. is it not clear that constitutional

changes, if not textual, are illegal? the paradox has considerable relevance to our current thinking about the presidency in particular and about constitutionalism in general.

perhaps the framers of the american constitution feared

legislative power most of all; 2 but from well-known events

in the twentieth century, it is possible to conclude that it is

presidential power that holds out the greatest risks to both

liberty and democracy. the president is by far the most visible leader in the nation; he is often the only person in government with a national constituency. moreover, he is

is this like a kind of true or false question?

el caso marbury contra madison (5 u.s. 137 1870) es un proceso judicial abordado ante la corte suprema de los estados unidos y resuelto en 1803. el mismo surgió como resultado de una querella política a raíz de las elecciones presidenciales de 1800, en las que thomas jefferson, quien era un republicano demócrata, derrotó al entonces presidente john adams, el cual era federalista. en los últimos días del gobierno saliente de adams, el congreso, dominado por los federalistas, estableció una serie de cargos judiciales, entre ellos 42 jueces de paz para el distrito de columbia. el senado confirmó los nombramientos, el presidente los firmó y el secretario de estado estaba encargado de sellar y entregar las actas de nombramiento. en el ajetreo de última hora, el secretario de estado saliente no entregó las actas de nombramiento a