The Three Branches Of Federal Government

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. Sure, the state constitutions then were nothing compared to the ones we have today, but they were used as an underlying written law to live by, and soon were changed to allow amendments and adaptation to the growing society. Soon after, we adopted
This was a big step for the colonists, as in each level of this branch, there is one main leader. Fears of tyranny caused many rules to be written down. Similarly, both state and national branches consist of a cabinet, a main leader, and a second in command. Starting with state, we have a governor and a lieutenant governor as second in command. For the national government, as most people know, there is a president and vice president. To hold the position of Governor or President, you must be a us citizen, and be a registered voter. A person running for governor only has to be 25 years of age though, while someone running for president must be at least 35 years of age. Being president demands for more responsibility, therefor a higher age requirement, as age brings more experience and knowledge. Both the President and Governor have a cabinet, or a group of departments that assists them throughout their term. Both positions also appoint the members of their cabinets, rather than having them elected. The term length for state and national are similar, at four years, but the term limit for a president is 2 terms, while a governor has to limit to how many terms he/she runs for. The main function of the executive branch is is to enforce laws, but more specific powers are listed in the constitution. The president and governor share many powers including convening congress/the state legislature, passing bills, pardoning, and vetoing
When someone is accused of a crime and has to go to court, it is the judicial branch running the trials. There are three courts in the national and state judicial branch: The Supreme Court, The Court of Appeals, and The District Court. The primary difference in state vs federal court is their jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is the type of cases each court is allowed to hear. States have many cases that are sent to them, many more than the federal courts in fact. They hear cases like robberies, family disputes, and traffic violations. State courts take on whatever cases the federal courts don’t. Any federal laws broken, or counts that are against/related to the constitution go to the federal court system. The US judicial branch is made primarily to review the acts of the other branches to make sure what they are doing is not a violation of the