Separation Of Powers: United States Government
Separation of Powers
Separation of powers is the process of the United States government in which powers and responsibilities are divided among the federal and state governments. Powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution are given to the states. The federal government is made up of three branches: Executive branch, Legislative branch and Judicial branch.
The Executive Branch is run by the President of the United States, the Vice President, and the Cabinet. The Cabinet is made up of the Heads of the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, HUD, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury and Veteran Affairs. They are selected by the President …show more content…
The proposed act would have allowed for extended oil drilling in Canada and the United States providing millions of barrels of oil a day. The bill was met with criticism by environmentalists. On March 4, 2015, Senate voted but failed to override President Obama’s veto of the bill. Another example would be President George W. Bush’s veto of the Intelligence Authorization Act in 2008. The bill would have allowed for an increase in funding to the 13 intelligence agencies and applied the standards in the US Army Field Manual to the entire government, stopping the CIA and other agencies from using torture tactics like waterboarding in their interrogations. President Bush felt like those measures were needed to help prevent terrorism and had a proven track record for keeping America safe. The bill was vetoed by President Bush and did not receive enough votes for an …show more content…
Congress determined that the President’s behavior was unbecoming and it warranted impeachment. In the First Article of Impeachment Clinton was charged with lying to the Federal grand jury about his relationship with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. In the Second Article of Impeachment, he was charged with obstruction of justice because he asked others to lie to hide his affair. Two other charges filed against him, sexual harassment and abuse of power, were defeated by the House. Ultimately, Clinton was impeached by the House but acquitted of the charges when only half of the Senate cast a guilty vote instead of the two-thirds required for
Separation of powers is the process of the United States government in which powers and responsibilities are divided among the federal and state governments. Powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution are given to the states. The federal government is made up of three branches: Executive branch, Legislative branch and Judicial branch.
The Executive Branch is run by the President of the United States, the Vice President, and the Cabinet. The Cabinet is made up of the Heads of the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, HUD, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury and Veteran Affairs. They are selected by the President …show more content…
The proposed act would have allowed for extended oil drilling in Canada and the United States providing millions of barrels of oil a day. The bill was met with criticism by environmentalists. On March 4, 2015, Senate voted but failed to override President Obama’s veto of the bill. Another example would be President George W. Bush’s veto of the Intelligence Authorization Act in 2008. The bill would have allowed for an increase in funding to the 13 intelligence agencies and applied the standards in the US Army Field Manual to the entire government, stopping the CIA and other agencies from using torture tactics like waterboarding in their interrogations. President Bush felt like those measures were needed to help prevent terrorism and had a proven track record for keeping America safe. The bill was vetoed by President Bush and did not receive enough votes for an …show more content…
Congress determined that the President’s behavior was unbecoming and it warranted impeachment. In the First Article of Impeachment Clinton was charged with lying to the Federal grand jury about his relationship with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. In the Second Article of Impeachment, he was charged with obstruction of justice because he asked others to lie to hide his affair. Two other charges filed against him, sexual harassment and abuse of power, were defeated by the House. Ultimately, Clinton was impeached by the House but acquitted of the charges when only half of the Senate cast a guilty vote instead of the two-thirds required for