<u>The three diverse issues that the U.S. Constitution addresses are the following:</u>
Presidential Elections: Established in the Twelve Amendment, which provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice President by the Electoral College. The amendment was created in order to replace the procedures for presidential elections established in Article II, as they had been inefficient.
Extradition of a criminal back to a state for trial: Established in Article IV, Section 2, which states that if a person had been charged with treason, felony, or other crime, and flees from justice, the executive authority of the state in which the person is found, should send the criminal back to the state that has jurisdiction of the crime, for trial. This clause guarantees that the states work jointly to do justice.
Making laws: Such power is given to the Legislative Branch of the central government under Article I.
The citizens in the democracy structure their institutions such that deliberation is the deciding factor in the creation of the institutions and the institutions allow deliberation to continue. A commitment to the respect of a pluralism of values and aims within the polity.
Federalism limits government by creating two sovereign powers—the national government and state governments—thereby restraining the influence of both. Separation of powers imposes internal limits by dividing government against itself, giving different branches separate functions and forcing them to share power.
