Explain Why The Judicial Branch Is Not The Weakest Branch Of Government

Firstly, I would like to start by saying that I disagree with Alexander Hamilton, an American statesman who was born in 1757, in how he described the Judiciary as being the weakest branch of government. I will outline my reasoning for this an explain why I, personally, believe that Judiciary is not the weakest branch of government. Before I began to explain my reasoning behind this, it is important to look at the other branches of government and delineate why judicial is not the weakest. I will be referring to the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch in order to get a better understanding of each branch of government. The government branches consist of the Legislative branch, who’s main purpose is to create laws, the Executive branch, whose purpose is to is to carry out the laws and sign them, and the Judicial branch, whose main purpose is to evaluate the laws and determines whether a law is constitutional. Each branch of government mentioned is powerful at separate times and circumstances, meaning no branch can be defined as ‘weak’.

The three branches of government each
It is made up of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Circuit Court and the District Court. They see whether a law complies with the constitution and whether or not it is equitable. A unique case may have an influence which causes a change or alteration to a certain law. The judiciary branch may also have the power to stop Legislative and executive operations through a single judge. This gives me reason to believe that Alex Hamilton’s statement that the Judiciary branch is the weakest branch of government is false, the reason being because if one single judge has the power to hinder the legislative and executive activity it shows that it is not the weakest. Although this does not prove that it is any more powerful that the legislative and executive