for the United States to form a more stable and perfect union‚ to establish justice‚ and to make a stronger government for the people and by the people a constitution is needed. This Constitution will make the courts better for all states‚ to have good living conditions‚ promote general welfare‚ and for us to have freedom along with all the next generations. All three branches of government will be directly responsible and obligated to carry out and serve the Will of the People (Bradburn 4-5). Article
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The government was not always the same is it is today. The first thirteen colonies did not have three branches of federal government. They didn’t have a main federal government at all actually. The country we know today started off with the thirteen colonies. The colonists did not like the idea of federalism‚ a strong central government. They were afraid of tyranny‚ and therefore did not want to give so much power to so little people. State constitutions were the start of the national constitution
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Christianna Quick Oct. 27‚ 2013 Week 2 Everest on Line Government Class "There is no more important function for all of government to define the rights of its citizens." (Norman Dorsten) I will give a short history of the government in United States of America (U.S.). Then I will describe each of the three branches of government in the U.S. and the relationship between them. In the U.S. the democratic republic‚ govern by choosing a leader‚
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The writers of the constitution separated the major functions of the government by dividing the government into three branches. The three branches of government are legislative‚ judicial‚ and executive. The constitution also includes a system of checks and balances. Checks and balances and the separation of power use are very important in our government. The legislative branch is the branch that is in charge of making laws. It’s made up of both parts of the Congress‚ House of Representatives
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The U.S. government was created in three branches‚ the executive‚ the judicial and legislative. The government felt that this division of power would check and balance them. The legislative branch or the law-making body of government is broken up in power between the Senate‚ and the House of Representatives. The executive branch‚ headed by the president of the United States takes care of most of the decision-making needed in passing laws‚ and policies. The judicial branch‚ determines what is legal
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Three Branches of Government The founding fathers of the United States wanted to create a central government where it did not allow one person to have too much power. They came together and decided to create three separate branches of government: executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial. Each branch of government has its own power and unique responsibilities. This separation of power allowed them to check and balance one another as well as prevented one government from getting too much power. The Executive
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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
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Summary The Constitution of the United States established the three branches of government‚ the executive branch‚ the legislative branch‚ and the judicial branch to assure that our government is doing their job and to protect the citizen’s rights. The executive branch has the main purpose of carrying out and enforcing the law. The executive branch has three main components‚ the president‚ the vice president‚ and the cabinet. The president is the leader of the U.S‚ the vice president assists the
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The establishment of the three branches of government was a major turning point in helping America as well as our government to function effectively and thoroughly. Our Founding Fathers created a government that allowed a separation of power in order to keep the citizens protected and rights of everyone who lives in the United States. Old historical documents such as the Declaration of Independence‚ Articles of Confederation‚ and the Constitution give the American citizens a sense of protection and
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type of government is best suited for the people. It was finally decided that we would have a republican and democratic government. With this decided‚ we created the first document to run our country‚ the Articles of Confederation. This document did not give the government enough power to help the citizens and it was tossed away. After starting over‚ the committee came up with The Constitution. This is the document that runs our country today. Within this document we have three branches of government
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