clinton

Background
The Constitution sets the separation of powers between the three branches of government so no one branch has more power than the others. It also sets the standard for each of these branches to have checks and balances where as, each branch of government has the ability to counteract another branch of government and vice versa, so that no can take control of all the power.
The issue of presidential immunity is addressed in the case of Clinton v. Jones which deals with whether or not the President is immune to civil suits and damages during their term in office. The President would e immune to such actions so that his constitutional duties are protected in order to fulfill them. This was seen also in Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982) where the court ruled that the constitution absolute immunity from private suits for all actions that fall “within the outer perimeter of his authority”. When this issue arose in Clinton v. Jones the court agreed that the President en...