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Executive Branch Essay

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The comparison of a state with great plains and a state with mighty mountains seems unimaginable but very possible, at least on governmental standpoint. The great state of Illinois and one of the original state, North Carolina, have set up a state government very similar to the federal government and similar to each other. Their comparisons and contrasts are most noticeable in the legislative and executive branches.
There are three main parts of an executive branch; The president, the vice president, and the cabinet. The president is the head of the U.S. executive branch, but in state executive branches the governor is the head honcho. Every State in America has a governor that is the chief executive of the state, responsible for …show more content…

legislative branch typically is a bicameral system. The only exception to this is the state of Nebraska which only has a senate and not a house of representatives. The legislative power of the state of Illinois is vested in the General Assembly, which is composed of a 59-member Senate and a 118-member House of Representatives. North Carolina’s Senate has 50 members and their House of Representatives has 120 members. After those blaring differences Illinois and North Carolina’s Legislature branches are quite similar. Their regular activities are enacting, amending or repealing laws, passing resolutions, adopting appropriation bills and conducting inquiries on proposed legislation. Both states legislation acts on amendments to the U.S. Constitution when they are submitted by Congress, and proposes and submits amendments to the Illinois Constitution for consideration by voter. During the scenario of an impeachment, both states House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment, while the Senate serves as adjudicator. If a majority of the members of the House vote to impeach, the case proceeds to the Senate for trial. The Senate cannot impose any punishment on an impeached and convicted office holder other than removal from office. These two states show multiple similarities in the legislative branch and very few differences.
As anyone can tell the two great states of Illinois and North Carolina have many similarities and differences in their legislative and executive branches of state government. Overall, one thing is sure these two states contribute the magnificents of the greatest nation on earth; The United States of

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