Legislative Power Each of the three branches of government have an incredible amount of power. These branches are the ingredients that make our government what it is today. They all hold powers that work together to keep the government working as a whole. There are many checks placed on each branch to make sure that one doesn’t become too powerful‚ but that does not mean one is not slightly more powerful than the others. Even though the president and Supreme Court judges hold immense power‚ the legislative
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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
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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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Summary The Constitution of the United States established the three branches of government‚ the executive branch‚ the legislative branch‚ and the judicial branch to assure that our government is doing their job and to protect the citizen’s rights. The executive branch has the main purpose of carrying out and enforcing the law. The executive branch has three main components‚ the president‚ the vice president‚ and the cabinet. The president is the leader of the U.S‚ the vice president assists the
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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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The U.S. government was created in three branches‚ the executive‚ the judicial and legislative. The government felt that this division of power would check and balance them. The legislative branch or the law-making body of government is broken up in power between the Senate‚ and the House of Representatives. The executive branch‚ headed by the president of the United States takes care of most of the decision-making needed in passing laws‚ and policies. The judicial branch‚ determines what is legal
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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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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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Branches of the Governmnent Eduardo "Eddie" Aguayo HIS 301 March 13‚ 2013 Branches of the Governmnent Delegates at the Constitutional Convention also wanted to divide power within the federal government. They did not want these powers to be controlled by just one man or one group. The delegates were afraid that if a small group received too much power‚ the United States would wind up under the rule of another dictator or tyrant. To avoid the risk of dictatorship or tyranny‚ the group
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type of government is best suited for the people. It was finally decided that we would have a republican and democratic government. With this decided‚ we created the first document to run our country‚ the Articles of Confederation. This document did not give the government enough power to help the citizens and it was tossed away. After starting over‚ the committee came up with The Constitution. This is the document that runs our country today. Within this document we have three branches of government
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