The Federal Government

The Constitution urged for a division of power. First between the state government and the Federal government and also between its three branches: the legislative, the executive and the judicial branches. A system of checks and balances ensures that one branch does not exert ultimate power but that it is observed and corrected by the powers of the other two branches.The Federalists divided power is in three different branches, the executive, judicial, and the legislative branch. The legislative branch tends to be the most powerful; therefore, this branch was divided into two sub-branches. Not only does these powers have to be balanced, but also the president cannot have too much. Checks and Balances are made so that if the president starts to act like a king or a dictator he can be impeached. The goal of the checks and balances were achieved, since the branches in the government are now equal.

To prevent from one branch of government having all power, and therefore having tyranny, (Madison FP # 47) Checks and Balances was added to the defenses of the constitution. There are three branches of government: Legislative Branch (Congress), Executive Branch (President), and Judicial Branch (The Courts). These three branches work together to check one another to make sure the power is evenly distributed and balanced, hence the name Checks and Balances. The way it works is that the Legislative Branch (Congress) can check the Executive Branch (President) by approving Presidential nominations, being able to override a President’s veto, and can impeach the President, him or her, from office. The Legislative Branch can check the Judicial Branch by having Senate confirm Presidential nominations and by being able to impeach judges and remove them from office. The President can check the Legislative Branch by vetoing Congressional legislation, and can check the Judicial Branch by nominating judges. The Judicial Branch can check the Legislative Branch by declaring laws unconstitutional, and can check the Executive Branch by declaring presidential acts unconstitutional. (Madison FP # 51) All three branches of government work together to make sure no branch is abusing their limited power, by using the system Checks and

When the framers of our revered Constitution came together to produce our governing system, they wanted to avoid the precedent of an all powerful entity that could control its citizens. They broke governments role into three important phases, which were the power to make laws, the power to interpret laws, and the ability to enforce them. To further decentralize these authority holding organizations, they created a system that allowed each of the three sections to have a say in each of the others ability to exercise said authority. This organization of overlapping power is referred to as a checks and balances system and was intended to create three equal powers to govern the United States. Over the years since its

There are checks and balances. The executive branch can veto laws passed by the legislative branch as well as appoint judges to the judicial branch. Congress can override vetoes and impeach the president as well as impeach judges of the supreme court and makes the lower courts. The judicial branch can declare executive acts as unconstitutional as well as declare acts of congress unconstitutional. The people vote for the president and representatives in congress and senators in the senate.

Checks and balances help prevent tyranny. Each branch checks each other to make sure each one doesn’t get too much power. For example, one way that the legislative branch checks the executive branch is to override vetoes and impeach the President. Also, one way the executive branch can check the judicial branch is by nominating judges into the Supreme Court. One way the judicial branch can check the legislative branch is when they can declare a law unconstitutional. This way, our central government is each divided in

According to James Madison in Federalist Paper #51 in Document C it states, “...the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that they may be a check on the other… [The three branches] should not be so far separated as to have no constitutional control over each other.” As Document C shows in the chart, the Legislative Branch checks on the Judicial Branch by having the Senate confirm the President's nominations, and also by allowing Congress to impeach judges and remove them from office. The Judicial Branch checks on the Legislative Branch by allowing the court to declare laws unconstitutional. The Legislative Branch can check on the Executive Branch by allowing Congress to approve, Presidential nominations, override a President’s veto, impeach the President and remove him or her from office. The Executive Branch can check on the Legislative Branch by vetoing a Congressional Legislation. The Executive Branch can check on the Judicial Branch by presenting the President nominates judges. Finally, the Judicial Branch can check on the Executive Branch by allotting the court to declare presidential acts unconstitutional. The check and balance system is yet another way that our nation has steered clear of tyranny. It allows each branch to have the ability to check on one another and make sure that the power is being distributed evenly, and no one group is getting too much power. This is a constitutional factor that has been working since the late 1700’s and early 1800’s, this is the way that it will hopefully stay for generations to

The system of checks and balances is a procedure in which systems allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches. These checks allow each branch to block the actions of another branch. When Congress has the power to pass laws, the president can check this power by vetoing a bill before it becomes an actual law. Congress also has the same power and can check the president’s power by overriding the veto if two-thirds of the majority in Congress vote in each house. The Judicial Branch can also check these actions of the other two branches. The Supreme Court can declare that a law, treaty, or an executive action is unconstitutional. Basically, the system of Checks and Balances is to balance out each branch and limiting each branch’s power. (Page 162 9.2)

According to James Madison, “…the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that they may be a check on the other … the three branches should not be so far separated as to have no constitutional control over each other.” (Doc. C). This means that the three branches can check on each other and keep each other balanced and that the powers among each branch is equal. In the constitution it states, “that court can declare laws unconstitutional.” (Doc. C). This is an example of how the judicial branch can check the legislative branch so each branch has a way to check the other branches. The system of check and balances guards against tyranny because without a system of checks and balances, one branch of government may become overpowered and there may be a

By checking each other, the branches can’t gain too much power for themselves. The three different branches of government can check on each other to make sure they all have the same amount of power. They check by approving or disapproving an action that another branch has done. If the chief executive has too much power, the legislature can check the power of the chief executive by overriding a President’s veto, and by impeaching him. While the President can check the power of the Supreme Court by nominating judges.

According to document C the judicial branch may declare executive or legislative acts unconstitutional, the executive branch may veto legislative acts and appoint members of the supreme court, and the legislative branch may override a veto(with a two thirds majority) and amend the Constitution. The system of checks and balances protects against tyranny because it keeps each branch of government from misusing its powers. The branches cannot become too powerful if another branch has a way of nullifying the actions of

Checks and balances mean the government is divided into separate distinct branches and each branch has its own specific job and responsibility. *6 These branches of government include the Executive Branch, who’s power is vested in the President and its main job is to enforce and carry out laws written by congress. Next is the Legislative Branch who’s power is vest in House of Representatives and Senate, who make up the United States Congress and their main duty, is to make laws or change existing ones. Finally, the Judiciary Branch made up of the Supreme Court their job is to interpret laws presented to them from Congress. This system works by giving each branch certain powers over the other branches, thus preventing any one branch from gaining too much power over the others.

Checks and balances prevents any one branch from having too much power by making three branches work together. Document C is an excerpt from the Federalist Paper #51 by James Madison explaining that each branch has the right to check one another. According to Document C, “...the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that they may be a check on the other…” This quote shows that each branch has the power to check another branch. The president can nominate judges to be apart of the court (executive checks judicial). The court can declare laws unconstitutional (judicial checks legislative). Last but not least, congress can override a president’s veto with ⅖ of the votes and can impeach the president.

These three branches of government include the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch which all have separate powers. While the Legislative Branch has the power to make laws, the Executive Branch has the power to put the laws into action. The Judicial Branch meanwhile is made up of courts which interpret the laws and apply them in cases brought before them. Although these branches have their own powers, they are also able to prevent the other branches from having excessive power through what is known as checks and balances. As Madison writes in “Federalist Paper #51” (Document C), “The constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that they may be a check on the other… the three branches should not be so far separated as to have no constitutional control over each other.” Each branch has a different method of keeping the other branches in check. While the Executive Branch can manage the laws made by the Legislative Branch by vetoing Congressional legislation, the Legislative Branch can override a President’s veto and additionally impeach the president. The Legislative Branch can also impeach judges and remove them from office in the Judicial Branch, which can in turn declare laws made by the Legislative Branch as unconstitutional. The Executive Branch can control the Judicial Branch by nominating

In the article “Checks and Balances” it illustrates how each branch of government has power over the other, for example, the president having to pass a bill through Congress, and the Supreme Court declaring bills constitutional. There are plenty of other checks, such as executive privilege and more that are accessible if anyone feels it would be necessary. The government is organized with numbers, such as the presidential term being four years, and the House of Representatives being based on the population of the state, while the Senate has two members per

In this paper I will outline the problems of the pedagogical approach the United States federal government took in light of the War on Drugs on the wide public education on drug use. I will examine two different articles from Think Progress and The Guardian that argue against the 1986 initiative by Nancy Reagan that became one of the most subtle but destructive aspects about the War on Drugs. She started an country wide program aimed at educating the youth. More specifically on being able to prevent drug use in teenagers. However, there were unintended consequences that I believe negatively affected the minds bodies and futures of those same teenagers they were trying to help out. Also, the seemingly noble intent to