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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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 Old historical documents such as the Declaration of Independence‚ Articles of Confederation‚ and the Constitution give the American citizens a sense of protection and
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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 is made up of three branches. Those three branches are the Executive branch‚ Legislative branch and the Judicial branch. The Legislative Branch is led by congress. The main job of this branch is to make the laws. There are four parts to the Legislative branch. Those four parts are the House of Representatives‚ the Senate‚ Making Laws and The Veto. The first important part of this branch is the House of Representatives who represent the state based on population. States that have a
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within the government. This is a logical claim because it can prevent tyranny because the government will consists of groups of people who will discuss and make decisions within each of the three branches of government. This is extremely effective because many people with education and a different point of view can discuss and make decisions together instead of having one man to have complete power of the government and make decisions as he pleases. For example‚ if one of the branches wants to war
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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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The American system of government is one that shares many characteristics of other democracies around the world. In fact‚ many modern countries have used the American system of government as a blueprint for their own. The three branches that make up the government‚ the legislative branch‚ the judicial branch‚ and the executive branch are features that can be found in one form or another in many different countries. The powers of each branch and the checks and balances that connect them are what gives
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The Three Branches of the U. S. government is Legislative who makes laws and Executive who carries the laws and last is Judicial who evaluates laws. Legislative government makes sure that the laws are approved presidential appointments and out of 100 senators they select 2 per state to control. In the House of Representatives there are 435 elected representatives based on each state’s population. In the Executive branch there is a President which is our Obama and his vice president Joe Biden then
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separation of powers‚ the U.S. government is divided into three branches that each perform different functions: Congress makes the laws‚ the president enforces the laws‚ and the judiciary interprets the laws. However‚ the three government bodies are not completely independent of each other; through the system of checks and balances‚ the three branches of government are in fact very involved with one another because they are able to exercise restraint over the other branches’ powers. After living in the
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3 Branches of the U.S. Federal Government Javious Roberts Colorado Technical University CJUS290-1404B-01 Criminal Law Professor Johnson November 20‚ 2014Abstract The function of the 3 branches of the U.S. government as well as components of the criminal justice system. The United States Constitution The U.S. Government separates the power to rule into three equal‚ but distinct branches: (Judicial‚ Executive‚ and Legislative). All three branches carry out diverse functions‚ duties‚ and responsibilities
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