The Role of Government in Policy-Making
Holly Regan
HSM/240
January 26, 2014
Terra Harris
The Role of Government in Policy-Making
There are three branches of government established by the U.S. Constitution which are: the legislative branch, executive branch, and the judicial branch. The purpose for these three branches of government is to establish the individual and combined powers of each branch, while reserving the rights of each individual state in the union, (Buzzle, 2014. The outline for The Constitution clearly and concisely defined the importance of jury trials, accountability of the government and the protection of every citizen’s rights and civil liberties of the United States of America.
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Fifth task: convince a legislator to “sign on” to the bill, by turning all your position papers, social analysis, perspective social program design features into a legislative proposal and officially introducing it as a legislative bill.
Sixth task: organize appearances at the committee hearings with regard to the bill so the members are able to ask questions, receive answers, and debate the merits of the bill.
Seventh task: lobby legislators (excluding the one who introduced the bill) for their support when it is finally voted on by the whole (federal, state, or city) legislative body.
Eighth task: lobby for money (appropriations). In 1983, the Washington State Institute for Public Policy was created by the Washington Legislature. A board of directors representing the Washington Legislature guides all of the research on important issues and the development of programs at the request and direction of legislation. The Cocoon House works closely with legislators, local, and state agencies to best meet the needs of at-risk youth. Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration or (JRA) has a large portion of state ran programs which are overseen by the county court system. They alone create the standard guidelines for policies and procedures that each organization must explicitly follow or lose government awarded funds, (WSI, 2009). The judiciary both creates anew and reshapes old social
D) summarise key aspects of legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to the role and responsibilities of your own professional role. (ref. 1.2)
The main purpose of the U.S. Constitution is to provide the basic rights of all citizens and provide direction how the government should work.The Constitution also provides the structure for law. and it has three branches; federal judiciary branch, legislative branch and executive branch.
When the founders were creating the Constitution for the new nation they wanted to keep the freedoms of the United States but wanted to have a strong government. They thought the best way to get a strong government but to keep the people’s rights were to create the three branches of government. The three branches of government are Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branch. Legislative makes laws, Executive enforces the laws, and the Judicial branch explains the laws. Know we will key on the Legislative Branch.
The US Constitution divides the federal government into three branches - legislative, executive, and judicial. The legislative branch, consisting of the House of Representative and the Senate, make laws,
The leaders at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 desired an unbiased, fair government. They believed they could keep a strong yet non-oppressive government form by creating three divided branches. The branches are the legislative, judicial and executive branches. The legislative branch is led by Congress which is split up into the Senate and the House of Representatives. The judicial branch is fronted by the Supreme Court. The executive branch is headed by the President of the United States. The three separate branches are necessary because it forms a sense of stability for the different motives of the different divisions.
The three branches of government stemmed from The Constitution. The creators of The Constitution wanted to have a document that explained how the government should be run. In this document it stated that there should be three branches, the legislative, judicial and the executive branches.
Like nature, the United States government has evolved to meet the demands of an ever growing population, the increasing terrorist threat, and a new state of mind in terms of what government should look like. Each branch of the federal system plays a key role in controlling the populace. The Executive branch handles day-to-day maintenance of the federal government, makes sure laws are enforced and carried out, as well as represents the U.S. to foreign interests. The Legislative branch passes laws and allocates funds for use in running the federal government and providing assistance to the states. The Judicial branch hears cases that involve disputes between interpretations of the laws or those that challenge them. A delicate balance
c. Now that you’ve chosen your topic and someone to write to, write your letter. Use the Process section below to help you figure out how to approach your letter. Make sure your letter includes an explanation of the issue you’ve picked and why it is important to you. Suggest at least one way you think the issue could be addressed by your congressperson or by the government. Optionally, have a fellow student do a peer review of your letter before you turn it in. Once your teacher has graded your letter, send it on to your representative.
According to the constitution of the United States the federal government is divided up into three branches to ensure an equal and balanced government and to make sure that no one or branch of government has too much power. The three branches are the legislative branch, executive branch, and the judicial branch. Each branch serves different purposes in the United States federal government and each branch is made up of different federal government employees. For example, the legislative branch make the laws. The legislative branch has the power to impeach the U.S. President and declare war. The legislative branch is made up of U.S. Congress which include the Senate and House of Representatives. Then there’s the executive branch which carry
The first three articles of the United States Constitution establish the three branches of the government. The first article is the legislative branch, the second the legislative branch, and the third is the judicial branch. Each is designed, so that no branch of government has too much power over the other branch. The branches generally need approval from one other branch to proceed with an item that is on their agenda. Without this balance one branch would have too much power in which would lop side the government on one side.
There were three branches created for our government, the Legislative (Senate), Executive (President), and Judicial (Supreme Court). Each branch is responsible for their own part in functioning our government. As distinguished in (Doc. 1) of the D.B.Q, the Constitution divided the responsibilities into sections to evenly level power among the branches, this is called
In 1789 the leaders of the states got together to create The Constitution. The Constitution created the three main branches of our government The Legislative Branch, The Judiciary Branch and The Executive Branch. The Articles of Confederation also had played a part in creating the three branches of government. The first three Articles of Confederation helped establish what the three branches would do and who was involved in each branch. Article I created the legislative branch which includes Congress, Article II created the executive branch, which established what the President does, and what happens with new laws, Article III created the court system which includes all the lower courts and the Supreme Court.
The Constitution created three branches, the Judiciary, the Executive, and the Legislative. The Judiciary branch was created to judge the laws and it has the power to stop any laws it deems unconstitutional. This helps stop bad laws from passing. The Executive branch was created to enforce the laws. This branch is headed up by the President of the United States, and has the power to send troops to put down rebellions and to make sure the laws are followed by punishing those who choose not to follow them. The Legislative branch was created to make laws the people want, so it is composed of elected officials who represent the interests of the people. These three branches helped to stop rebellions and put laws into place that the people wanted. However, while the creation of three branches of government solved many things, we must not forget that splitting the Legislative branch into two houses helped as
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.