The Constitution is a document that establishes America’s national government and grants rights to citizens. The first document that established a structure for the national government was the Articles of Confederation which granted no power to the federal government. This document was proven ineffective because not enough power was granted to the federal government. The Constitution took its place as the framework for the United States and has been in effect ever since. Regardless of personal opinions
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Three branches of government In 1787‚ the leaders of the states gathered to write the Constitution. They wanted a strong and fair national government. They did not want one person or one group of people to have too much power. While under control of the British‚ they learned having too much power could cause trouble. So‚ the delegates wrote the Constitution to provide separation of powers which is the three separate branches of government. This separation balances the branches and keeps any of them
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Cutchins Government and Economics 9.17.15 The Three Branches of Government In 1787 leaders of the states came together to write the Constitution. A set of principles that says how the new nation would be governed. The leaders of the states wanted a just and strong national government. And they also wanted to protect the peoples rights and freedom and prevent the government from taking advantage of its power. They believed they could do this by having three seperate branches of government; the Legislative
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In the United States there are three branches of government which includes: the executive‚ legislative and judicial. All three branches have a distinct and critical function in the role of the government. They were created in Articles 1 legislative‚ 2 executive and 3 judicial of the United States Constitution ( Trethan‚ 2012). The executive branch is headed by the President‚ and he makes laws official. It is the duty of the President to run the federal government; also the executive power is his
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A limited government is imperative to‚ not only the freedom‚ but the success of a country. The revolutionary war‚ as well as the civil war‚ was fought because one side thought the government needed to have more restrictions then it already did. Are government was designed with an intricate system of checks and balances that made us the country we are today. These checks and balances give us our freedom by limiting our government. How? Because our founding fathers knew that man is fallen‚ and
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everything is connected like how there are similarities between the brain and the government? We know there are three branches of government: the executive branch‚ the legislative branch‚ and the judicial branch. The frontal lobes‚ nerve cells‚ nervous system‚ neurotransmitters‚ thalamus‚ axons‚ and cerebellum are located in your brain and head. Relating their functions to the three branches. Despite there being multiple governments and multiple brains they are all similar when it comes to control‚ power
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Three Branches of Government In 1787 leaders of the states gathered to write the Constitution –a set of principles that told how the new nation would be governed. The federal convention convened in the states house (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14‚ 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. Through discussion and debate it became clear by Mid-June that‚ rather than amend the existing Articles‚ the convention would draft an entirely new frame of government. All through the summer
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Three Branches of Government There are three branches in the United States government; legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branch. Each branch has a few duties they are responsible for. The three branches work independently and together depending on what is going on. All branches are very important to the people of the United States but a branch may look of the others. The Legislative branch is in charge or making laws. The President is in the Executive branch and is appointed as Commander in Chief
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Three Branches of the Federal Government In May 1787‚ 55 delegates from 12 states‚ Rhode Island declined‚ met in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention. The purpose of the convention was to revise the Articles of Confederation‚ but what occurred was the writing of the U.S. Constitution. George Washington was unanimously elected as President of the Convention. After four months of deliberations Gouveneur Morris submitted the final draft and 39 of the 55 delegate present signed the Constitution
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We have 3 branches of government because we didn’t want monarchy. The U.S. Constitution stated that the U.S. should split the power. So we split it into 3 branches so 1 branch wouldn’t get all the power. The United States of America is a democracy (an indirect democracy or republic‚ to be specific). The citizens of the country can attend fair elections. The power of the government is in the hands of the people or in the hands of elected representatives. The Executive Branch is the highest branch
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