1787: The Three Branches Of Government

The year 1787 is a year that a lot of people should remember. Why you might ask? Because this is the year that the most important system of our government was created. The 3 branches of government. I want people to know how the branches work, why they exist, and the different parts. By creating three separate branches of government, the founding fathers assured that too much power would not amass in the hands of a people- then and now.
The executive branch is run by the most important person in the United States, the president. Today the executive branch would have about 500,000 workers or members. That is sure a lot of men and women. The president administers the executive branch. In order to cast a vote to elect a president you have
The people who attended the Convention were called delegates.They are people nominated for an act or to represent one another. (Wikipedia) They are allowed to hold a convention where members from different parts of the country are assembled. Delegates were a big part of the Convention. They decided whether or not they wanted to divide the powers within the federal government. They were afraid that one branch would get too much power and that’s why they divided them into 3 branches. They also did not want one man or woman to be controlling all the branches. So, that is why delegates are so
In order to become president you have to be 35 years old, a resident of the country for at least 14 years, and a natural born citizen. You can be elected 2 times for four years each time. The president’s main/official office is obviously the Oval Office in the White House. The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwestern in Washington D.C. There is a lot of responsibilities that the president has and here are some of them. Commander in Chief of the armed forces, negotiating treaties, appointing federal judges, ambassadors, and cabinet officials and acting as head of state. So, there is obviously more about president but this is short description of what he does and what you have to do to become president.’
This next person is the person who takes the place of the president if he dies, resigns, is disabled, or removal. It’s the vice president. The vice president is also serves as officer of the US Senate, but that’s mostly ceremonial. The position of the vice president also exists in the executive branch. There were/is 48 vice president in the United States. (Britannica). Some of them even became president. Here are some of them. Theodore Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Nixon, Harry S. Truman, and Martin Van Buren. So those are some of the vice presidents that became