What Are The Three Branches Of Government
Branches of the Governmnent
Eduardo "Eddie" Aguayo
HIS 301
March 13, 2013
Branches of the Governmnent
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention also wanted to divide power within the federal government. They did not want these powers to be controlled by just one man or one group. The delegates were afraid that if a small group received too much power, the United States would wind up under the rule of another dictator or tyrant.
To avoid the risk of dictatorship or tyranny, the group divided the new government into three parts, or branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch.
Executive Branch:Headed by the president. The president carries out federal laws and recommends new ones, directs national …show more content…
Its powers include interpreting the Constitution, reviewing laws, and deciding cases involving states' rights.
By creating three branches of government, the delegates built a "check and balance" system into the Constitution. This system was built so that no one branch of our government could become too powerful.
Each branch is restrained by the other two in several ways. For example, the president may veto a law passed by Congress. Congress can override that veto with a vote of two-thirds of both houses. Another example is that the Supreme Court may check Congress by declaring a law unconstitutional. The power is balanced by the fact that members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the president. Those appointments have to be approved by Congress.
Very few things last long without change. Nothing is perfect. The writers of the Constitution realized this when they presented the first twelve amendments to the Constitution.
Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text. It is not easy to change the Constitution. Since 1787, over 9,000 amendments have been proposed, but only 27 have been …show more content…
The U.S health care senator is remarkably knowledge about what will work best in the diverse political and health system incomplete. Whether we believe that the ideal reform might be national or federalist moving ahead will being a different approach to how we handle it. This makes the states think about how itself will find ways to expand coverage and include the states laws. Yet this creativity is happening while the states face financial statutory and regulatory obstacles in their efforts. Looking at the reform of this bill make it hard to overlook the bill from getting far there are steps that need to be over look and it just makes it hard to pass the bill. The division of power makes is even difficult to pass important legislation because of the different overlooks on the
Eduardo "Eddie" Aguayo
HIS 301
March 13, 2013
Branches of the Governmnent
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention also wanted to divide power within the federal government. They did not want these powers to be controlled by just one man or one group. The delegates were afraid that if a small group received too much power, the United States would wind up under the rule of another dictator or tyrant.
To avoid the risk of dictatorship or tyranny, the group divided the new government into three parts, or branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch.
Executive Branch:Headed by the president. The president carries out federal laws and recommends new ones, directs national …show more content…
Its powers include interpreting the Constitution, reviewing laws, and deciding cases involving states' rights.
By creating three branches of government, the delegates built a "check and balance" system into the Constitution. This system was built so that no one branch of our government could become too powerful.
Each branch is restrained by the other two in several ways. For example, the president may veto a law passed by Congress. Congress can override that veto with a vote of two-thirds of both houses. Another example is that the Supreme Court may check Congress by declaring a law unconstitutional. The power is balanced by the fact that members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the president. Those appointments have to be approved by Congress.
Very few things last long without change. Nothing is perfect. The writers of the Constitution realized this when they presented the first twelve amendments to the Constitution.
Amendments to the Constitution can be either additions or changes to the original text. It is not easy to change the Constitution. Since 1787, over 9,000 amendments have been proposed, but only 27 have been …show more content…
The U.S health care senator is remarkably knowledge about what will work best in the diverse political and health system incomplete. Whether we believe that the ideal reform might be national or federalist moving ahead will being a different approach to how we handle it. This makes the states think about how itself will find ways to expand coverage and include the states laws. Yet this creativity is happening while the states face financial statutory and regulatory obstacles in their efforts. Looking at the reform of this bill make it hard to overlook the bill from getting far there are steps that need to be over look and it just makes it hard to pass the bill. The division of power makes is even difficult to pass important legislation because of the different overlooks on the