Compare And Contrast Checks And Balances

The first way that the Constitution helped with the weaknesses of the United States were the different ways it made passing laws more fair. When amending a document the Articles of Confederation needed 13 out of 13 people to approve of the document. The Constitution provided a more reasonable way by having ⅔ of both houses and ¾ of the state legislature. This is a better method because not 100% of people are going to agree on everything. The same type of thing worked when passing laws. 9/13 people needed to approve in the Articles of Confederation while it’s now 50% +1 of both houses plus the signature of the President. This allows for things to be more fair and it makes sure everyone in power somewhat agrees on what is going on and not just a couple of people are deciding on what the citizens new laws will be.

The Articles provided no executive branch,so Congress had the complete authority to govern the U.S. The Constitution provided a president who would enforce the federal laws (Doc 5). The legislative branch was represented by one house, with each state having one vote. Also, no votes were needed to begin an important legislation. The Constitution created a bicameral legislature, and each state had equal representation in the Senate (Doc 5). Unlike the Articles where no votes were needed to enact a major legislation, the Constitution required a small amount of authority to proceed with a major legislation. The Articles of Confederation created no federal court system, so no states could sort out major affairs. The Constitution created national court system that could sort out the affairs between states and citizens. the different states had a changing population of Federalists and Antifederalists. One example of power regulation added into the Constitution is the checks and balances governmental system.This system of government in the branches made it so the three branches could regulate each other’s power. Another example of power regulation, is the addition of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments of the Constitution which protected the individual rights of people. Again, the most major difference between the two guidelines of government was the shift of power. This shift of power altered the political environment of the United States as a young

Some examples of checks and balances in the Constitution occur in situations; such as when Congress has the authority to provide justice to the federal courts. The president has a discussion with federal judges about the information gathered from the Senate and their recommendation. Therefore, the three branches of government all have an opportunity to provide their viewpoint on how justice should be served in each federal court case. Checks and balances occur when the executive branch is in charge of foreign affairs, but treaties that deal with foreign governments need to be discussed with the Senate. Thus, the executive branch and the legislative branch have to communicate about decisions that relate to foreign treaties and come to an agreement.

he principle of checks and balances creates a limited form of government because the constitution sets up the branches of the government and how they can only do certain things and can watch over the other branches. Also being a democracy the government cannot have all the power. Some of these checks and balances are the President appointing an official and the Congress rejected/ confirmed the official; the President vetoes a bill and the Congress overrides the veto with a vote: and lastly the judicial branch can review and say an act or order that Congress or President have put in order.

The American government has many powers that are given to, and checked by each branch. This is done by a system of Checks and Balances. The system of Checks and Balances states that the different branches have powers but the other branches have methods to stop each branches powers. But there are many argument that the system is broken or it isn’t. The system is broken because of many reasons involving the President, Congress and the Supreme Court.

The Articles of Confederation was created to give the federal government reduced power compared to the states. Before the Articles of Confederation was written, the American Revolution was fought against an authoritarian empire, England. Consequently, the American colonists didn't want another tyrant empire to rule them, they wanted control. A written constitution was constructed to give the states more power over the federal government. States retained control and power over

One reason that ratifying the constitution was a good idea was because Checks and Balances were made. Checks and Balances made sure no one got little power or too much power, it made

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government had little control over the individual states, and the nation was not organized or well protected. With the Constitution, three branches of government were created; legislative, executive, and judicial. The branches all checked each other, which kept them balanced, so one branch could not overpower the others. This created a strong but balanced government, that would keep the country organized. The Articles of Confederation did not create these sturdy branches, only tested them (Finkleman, Wallenstein 98).

The articles of confederation and the united states constitution are similar and very different at the same time. As we all should know, the articles of confederation failed and in result of that was the constitution. The united states constitution has in many ways help our nation in areas that the articles failed at doing so.

The United States Constitution resolves many problems that were present with the Articles of Confederation. Problems such as Shay’s rebellion, different currencies in each state, being unable to pass laws, being unable to enforce laws or judge if they are good, and foreign relations. The Constitution was able to do this because of three things. The constitution gave the central government more power, they created three branches of government, and they made 2 houses of legislature. By these three things they were able to fix many of the problems of the Articles of Confederation.

The way the Constitution fixed the problems that were wrong with the article of confederation. Separation of power under the Confederation there was only one branch of government and it could make laws. However it could not settle disputes over laws. In the Constitution there are three branches of government, the legislative, executive, and judicial branch. The problem with checks and balance under the confederations plan is the Founding Fathers believed that the confederation was weak because they feared tyranny, however it failed to serve the nation’s needs. The founding fathers under the Constitution divided the power of articles 1, 2, and 3 of the Constitution. They also gave each branch a specific means to check or limit power. This helps

“The Constitution devotes the national domain to union, to justice, to defense, to welfare and to liberty” (Maier 154). This quote, stated by William Henry Seward, displays the strength and stability that the Constitution had over the nation, and the liberty and justice it supplied for all of its citizens. Although the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation have similarities, they have many differences, which proved that the Articles of Confederation were a weaker document in comparison. It can be said that the Articles were the “rough draft” to the final living document, which significantly influenced and “ruled” our government, as it still does today.

America and its balance of government branches haven’t always been orderly. Under the Articles of Confederation, the legislative branch held an overwhelming amount of power over the two other branches. Not only did this apply to branches, but also between states and localities. At the Constitutional Convention, the Framers examined the need of balance, and with that, separation of powers and checks and balances were formed.

There are many differences in the Articles of Confederation that was written in 1777 and the Constitution, which was later written in 1787. The Articles of Confederation can be considered the United States’ first constitution and was written “during a time when the American people feared a strong national government.” (Knoedl). The Constitution was written because in the Articles of Confederation, the states were more interested in themselves and not as a government as a whole. The Constitution provided the framework for us to form a more perfect government together. There are many similarities and differences that can be found between the two documents.

Article II of the constitution outlines the powers of the president, however, the checks and balances of the other branches of government limit them. After the 1960s, historians argued that the presidential power had become extremely powerful that an “imperial presidency” existed (Lamb, 2015). This has caused an imbalance in power within the legislative branch, giving more control to the presidency. “Congress has been taking themselves out of the game for several decades now” (Kamark, 2013). At this rate, the checks and balances of the branches of government will be thrown out of proportion, thus making it suitable for the House of Representatives to make a lawsuit against the president’s executive orders. Originally, executive orders and