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
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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
The Executive Branch is run by the President who is commander and chief of the Military. It "carries out federal laws." (World Book 140). It will create regulations that back up the laws that Congress passes. The branch acts as the enforcer of the Government. The executive branch is separated into fourteen departments, each handling a specific Executive business. The head of each department is appointed by the President and approved by the senate. The collection of these departments makes up the Presidential Cabinet. The purpose of the cabinet and its members is as stated,
The executive branch of the Unites States government consists of the President, Vice President, Executive Office of the President (EOP), and the Cabinet (Citation). The President is the highest official of the Executive branch. The powers of the President are wide-ranging and highly substantial but were also drafted in the constitution to be limited by the other two branches of government. The remaining branches of government are the Legislative branch and the Judicial branch. There functions of all the branches are interrelated and the restraints on the amount of power each reserves are also coordinated. This correlation involves the system of checks and balances which was implemented by the framers of the Constitution. The President, as
The first similarity is how, “Lobbies are controlled by the law and most operate legally (Federal)...most of these lobbies operate legally under the laws controlling them (Illinois),”(pg. 22-58). This is very important because this shows that both of the governments have lobbies that almost all follow the law and are legal. The next similarity is how, “...it is sent to the president, who can either sign it or veto it (Federal)...the governor can then sign it or veto it (Illinois),” (pg. 20-59). This is a very important part in the lawmaking process (which happens to be the same in both constitutions), because it is what passes the bill to the judicial branch, or it is what makes the bill go back to the legislative branch. The last similarity is how, “In both houses of Congress, no business may be transacted without a quorum (Federal)... in the General Assembly a majority must be present or no decisions can be made (Illinois),” (pg. 20-59). It is important for a majority/quorum to be present in both constitutions because in order to carry out any bill, it needs to get a fair vote, 50% + 1. Now, the differences of the state and federal constitutions for the lawmaking process will be stated and explained. The first difference is how, “the two houses of Congress may try to override the president’s veto by a ⅔ vote in each house (Federal)...if
When the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution in 1787, the United States just had 13 states. The Founding Fathers believed that more states would want to join the Union in the future. They saw that it would be significant for new states to have the same form of government as the original states had. Since then there are now over 50 states that have similar characteristics which were developed centuries ago; although, resembling the creation of new ideas and inventions, current state government had many problems from being the way it is today, it also has many important features that benefit many people, as well as plays an important role in how American democracy and government works.
Though the Federal and State Government are reflections of each other, when Federal laws are
The Executive Branch is the second portion of the power sharing system and is headed by the president. It consists of his Executive Office, the vice president, and his Cabinet. The duties of the Executive Branch are covered in the second article of the constitution and establish the president as the leader of the armed forces, outlines his ability to make treaties, and develop a State of the Union address. The ability for the Executive Branch to enforce the regulations and laws imposed by Congress lies with the many departments that are delegated the authority to enforce them, for example the Department of Agriculture handles the many different areas of farming and the processing of the food Americans eat. There are many different organizations and the head of each one joins together to form the president's Cabinet in order to inform him on the important issues that may need government attention.
The first half of the nineteenth century in the United States of America was a time of tremendous change for the nation. Firstly, change began as Thomas Jefferson was elected president, which meant the beginning of the Democratic-Republicans reign in office. But this development of the modern United States led not to a unified nation, yet it led to one divided. The expansion and development of ideas and land exposed great regional differences in the United States between 1800 and 1848. Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase had not only provided the country with land to farm, but it had doubled the size of the United States. Decisions over what to do with the new land separated the country. This is clearly seen in disputes concerning the United States’
Every state in the U.S. is different, which is the beauty of the country. These differences are however, not at all recently carved. Nearly 100 years before its birth, parts of the nation had divided and set themselves apart from one another. The regions of New England and the Chesapeake area would make themselves vastly unlike each other through their people, communities, and governments.
The Government of North Carolina is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. These consist of the Council of State, the bicameral legislature , and the state court system. The state constitution delineates the structure and function of the state regime. North Carolina has 13 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and two seats in the U.S. Senate.
Finally, large and small state both treated equally so no tyranny can happen between small states and large. The legislative branch is divided into house of representative and senate.
The executive branch is the branch of federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing laws made by the legislative branch and interpreted the judicial branch. Under the United States constitution all of the power is concentrated to one elected individual known as the president of the United States who is currently President Donald Trump. There is still a system of separation of powers but the president has all the power and say so in the executive
One branch in the United States government is the executive branch. The executive branch is responsible for implementing and administrating the public policy enacted by and funded by the legislative branch (separation of powers: an overview). The executive branch is also responsible to put laws into operation, negotiate treaties, negotiate taxes, wage war, appoint judges, diplomats, a cabinet and department heads. Through the attorney general the executive branch has the right to prosecute crimes. Also through the police the executive branch has the power to arrest, detain, and search citizens (separation of powers transparency.org). The president is the highest officer in the executive branch of the federal government, with the primary responsibility for enforcing the nations laws (Brannen 160). Executive officials may only be removed from office by impeachment for and
There are three branches of the federal government, the executive, the judicial, and the legislative. The executive branch consists of such people as the president, the cabinet, and the executive offices of the president. The executive branch is known for enforcing laws created by the legislative branch. The judicial branch entails the United States Supreme Court and the Federal Judiciary. The judicial branch must review the laws the executive branch is to enforce. There is also the legislative branch. This branch contains the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, and the Library of Congress. Laws are created through the legislative branch.
Federalism is a system of government in which powers are divided between a central (national) government and regional (state) governments. (pg. 4)The relationship between the state and federal governments is very complex. There are certain things that state governments can do that the federal government cannot do, and there are things that the federal government can do that the state governments cannot do. In the midst of it all, the complex situations between the state governments and the federal government can cause many conflicts throughout the country and it can make it difficult for some citizens to keep up with the constantly changing politics.
Federalism defines many roles of power, relationships, and structure in government and how a federal system is an ever changing form of government. In the United States, the government has gone through many phases of federalism and each phase has brought both good and bad aspects of government policy with them. Dual Federalism defined that national and state governments pretend that they were functionally separate and working independently, but not against each other. Cooperative Federalism has an interstate dimension, as participatory programs were undertaken among several states and the federal government. Creative Federalism gave