Aidan Mahoney
Mr. Boxleitner
AP Government
24 August 2015
The Branches of the US Government
The structure of the United States Government created by the founding fathers is a foundation that holds the country together. It has gathered the trust of the American citizens and used it to make decisions that make America a better nation. The government is made up of three main branches, the Legislative branch, the Executive branch, and the Judicial branch. The branches are vital to America 's social and political integrity and the organization is considered one of the most unique forms of government in the world today. The three branches work together to face and solve the problems that confront the nation as a whole. The government changes as
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This is because the population of the United States has grown, and also because the viewpoints of those populations has changed overtime as different generations come into power that have different ideas for the country. When the government was first founded there was a population of 3,513,183 people in the United States. The government was formed to compensate the growth of the country, but they stopped putting more people into the House when they reached 435 in 1917. If they had continued putting representatives in for every 50,000 people as they were before there would be about 6,000 people in the House. The ratio used to be one representative for every 50,000 citizens, but now it is one for every 710,676 citizen (Members of Congress Questions and Answers). This gives the people less input because there are less representatives to state their opinions. Although more of the representatives are more diverse both by gender and ethnicity.
When first created, the Legislative branch had a lot of power, as a result a system to keep the power in check was created. “no law or resolution can pass without agreement, first of the majority of the people (via the House) and then of the States (represented by the Senate). This complicated Legislative may hinder as well as help” (Hamilton 93). When the Senate comes up with a bill or law it has to be agreed with by the House
The unknown word “Tyranny” Have you ever wondered what the scary word Tyranny means? Because of the government, not to many people now no what tyranny means. So i'll explain it, so the constitution has a big part of tyranny. The constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.
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.
The concept of power is a divisive matter in the American political system, as the actors holding it are sometimes unable to impose it as a result of their limited authority to do so. The legislative, executive, and judicial branches in the national government depend on each-others point of view. Part of the Constitution was designed with the purpose of making it impossible for either of these three to become more powerful than the others. Each of them has the ability to check and balance the way that the other two function. In spite of the fact that this system was created with the intention of preventing power from being shared unequally in the country, it sometimes serves as a tool for political gridlock, considering that the judicial branches can debate in regard to a particular topic for unlimited amounts of time before actually reaching a conclusion regarding the respective issue.
The constitution was established by men who had experienced the dictatorships of Europe and had escaped from its grasp. They sought to establish a form of government that would never allow a dictatorship or tyrant ruler to hold power over the people like in the places they had fled. With their creation of the foundation of what our government is today they created a system where 3 branches were all of equal power and each could be overruled by another which prevented any branch becoming superior of another. The separation of powers provides a system of shared power called Checks and Balances.(2) The three branches are legislative, judicial and executive and they each have specific powers to
There are agencies such as Liberty of Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Government Printing Office, and are examples of support services for the Congress. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention from larger and more populated states wanted congressional depiction to be based upon population. Afraid of power, delegates from minor states wanted equal representation. The Great Compromise resulted in creation of the two houses, with representation based on population in one and with equal representation in the other. Now members of Congress are elected by a straight vote of the people of the state they represent. The Senate was sighted as representative of state governments, not of the people. It was the responsibility of Senators to make certain that their state was treated equally in laws. The president also needs their approval on bills to raise money and all laws must pass before going to the president. Some of the powers they have are: to declare war, raise and support armies, regulate commerce, and more. One’s they did not have are: cannot suspend Habeas Corpus, cannot tax interstate commerce, and cannot take money from treasury unless told to do so. As a whole, the Legislative Branch is charged with passing the nation’s laws and assigning funds for the running of the federal government and providing assistance to all the states.
The United States government is made up of three separate branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch and the
The United States government was created about 241 years ago. Within the Constitution, three branches of government were created; the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. Each of these branches have checks upon each other and keep the country running like a well-oiled machine. These branches interact with one another to establish authority that is strong, yet equal to have power over the country. Each branch pursues certain responsibilities and duties to operate in an efficient and effective manner in which society upholds. All interact amid each other to validate accuracy of the nation’s most powerful law of the land, the Constitution. The executive branch enforces the laws, the legislative branch passes the laws, and the judicial branch interprets the laws.
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.
The United States government broken down into three branches, Executive, Judicial, and Legislative, and reason being is to separate the powers of government so that one branch is less likely to overpower another. This method is called “separation of powers” and “ checks and balances these were created by the founders of United States. Their jobs are to enforce, interpret, and create laws to guarantee basic rights to all American citizens
The Senate and House of Representatives both need to be on the same page. No bill will be passed if there is a disagreement between the two. However, they both have different abilities. For example, the House initiates revenue bills and can implement impeachment procedure which the Senate cannot do. The Senate can approve treaties and can provide insight to the President’s actions. It seems as though the Senate has more weight, being casually called the “upper” house, and the House of Representatives called the “lower” house.
The constitution created a system that was meant to work best for the people of the United States. In our case we use what is called a bicameral congress. There are a few reasons why our founding fathers decided to go this way but I broke it down to a couple I thought were very important. The two chambers are the senate and house of representatives. Both houses have certain unique powers and responsibilities, but for the most part, the House and Senate work in parallel but there are ways you can pick them apart.
To begin, The Separation of powers plays a role in the branches of government in which it helps it run smoothly, no one gets too much of power, and everyone is responsible for their job. Now I’ll start with the legislative branch. The legislative branch is the branch of government that has the power to make the laws, it is also made up of two houses, the Senate, which are made of a hundred people, two from each state, and they also they to be at least thirty years old, and House of Representatives. The senate must also be a citizen for six years, a citizen for nine, and they have to live in the state her or she represents. The laws they make are written and voted for in congress. They also set apart the funds from the government. The House of representatives is another huge role, they are made up of four hundred and thirty-five member and at least one of those are from each state. They are also elected by the people. They have to be at least twenty-five years old, be a citizen for seven years, and they serve a two year term. Now I’ll explain they wat the legislative branch checks other branches. The way the legislative branch checks other branches is if they receive enough votes, the legislative branch can overrule the executive branches veto, and that bill will become a law. After that law is set, the people will test it through the court
The political system that runs the United States of America is a result of the Constitution, Amendments and the Civil War. As mentioned before, there are 50 states that help govern the nation along with the national government, referred to as the Federal Government. The Federal Government is comprised of three branches: Legislative Branch, Executive Branch and Judicial Branch. These three branches were developed to satisfy the principle known as ‘separation of powers’. This is the idea that no one institution has too much power. This also means that no individual member can be more than one institution. The principle of ‘checks and balance’ also falls under this idea. Each branch has limited authority to act on its own. With that being said, each branch regulates the other two and vies-a-versa to a certain extent. The House of Representatives and the Senate make up the Legislative Branch. Together they make the laws of the nation. There are two senates per state, meaning 100 senators in the Senate House, and today in the 11th Congress there are 435 members. All congress members are elected by their respective states into either the Senate or House of Representatives.
American politics is often defined by a continuing power conflict between the executive and the legislative branches of the government. This struggle for political power between the two stronger branches of the three is inherent in the Constitution, itself. The concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances ensure that the branches of government will remain in conflict and provide a balance that keeps the entire government under control. As it was first established, the executive branch was much smaller and weaker than as we know it today. Consequently, the legislative branch was unquestionably dominant. Over the course of history, the executive branch grew in both size and power to the point where it occasionally overtook the
Though the United States follows a republic approach to writing legislation and passing law, technology presents a challenge. In an environment that changes daily, technological legislation will no sooner be passed, and it is already obsolete. The rate of technological advancement and espionage present a real threat, not only to the United States, but to the world. How can law be generalized so as to affect a process relative to technology and software design that prevents transnational crime?