The framers of the Constitution

The framers of the Constitution were very concerned with creating an effective system of government. Yet, whenever crises loom, critics charge that the U.S. system of separation of powers and checks and balances is too cumbersome and too filled with checks on power to promote effective action. How does the government’s response (think about the President and Congress) to the war on terrorism or the COVID-19 epidemic reveal our constitutional government's effectiveness or its lack of effectiveness?'

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