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    interpretation. In these federalist papers, more specifically Federalist 70, Hamilton proclaims that “energy in the executive” is a leading characteristic in the definition of good government. Hamilton believed that a weakly executed government is another way of saying a poorly executed government, and leads to a poor government overall. He claims that the government needs energy in the executive in order to protect the nation against foreign attacks, to consistently uphold the law, and to secure the rightful

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    less familiar with, however, are the other branches of government that play a significant part in the decision-making process of our country. The government is divided into the three branches: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch. The president, who is the head of the Executive Branch, plays arguable the most important role of any one-person in the United States. However, the Legislative and Judicial branches are very important too. The Founding Fathers created this country’s

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    guidelines. For example we vote for our government officials. This is important because citizens have a voice and that voice is heard through voting (Patterson, 2013). Division of Powers The rule utilized for the portion of power among the legislative, executive, and the judicial branches that diagram the obligations of every branch. For example each branch is responsible for their part of decision making. This is important because it prevents abuse of power and freedom for all (Patterson, 2013). Checks

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    branches of government we have today: The Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial. To keep the branches from over shadowing each other and becoming too powerful, the created checks and balances. Checks and Balances are a “system of rules and practices designed to maintain the separation of powers” between the branches of government (Levy). The framers of the Constitution originally believed that “the American system of checks and balances envisions strong executive and judicial branches…[and] popular

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    In the case of “Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board” They were trying to determine what powers can reside over Public Company Accounting Oversight Board or also known as the PCAOB. They was disputing the fact that the President as no control over the board member since they are not appointed government officials and are not limited by government limitations. They are in fact in control over by the SEC, which stands for the securities and exchange commissions. In this

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    large countries where there exists a diverse group of people with diverse needs but a common culture, which unite them together.” With that being said, the Federal Government is composed of three branches, and they are: (1). Legislative Branch, (2). Executive Branch, and (3). Judicial Branch. The three branches of government are governed by the U.S. Constitution, the president, and the federal court. Which brings us to an overview of each branch of government. The legislative Branch is the branch of the

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    ensure judicial independence the commission system is perhaps a very effective mechanism for judicial appointment. However, to ensure the effectiveness of this mechanism the commission should be representative in nature comprising members of the executive, legislature, judiciary, legal profession and lay persons. In addition, it should be ensured that the commission uses a system which is transparent and open to public scrutiny. In this regard the composition and working system of the South African

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    government and a leader, which the Constitution provided. The framers of the Constitution created an executive branch because America was in need for a leader due to the failure of the Articles of Confederation to provide a strong central government. The three branches of government were created in order to evenly distribute power to avoid tyrannical rule. The president was given the power to issue executive orders, however, the president’s powers was limited by a series of check and balances made by Congress

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    Federal Bureaucracy

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    bureaucracy, some of the controls that the president has the authority to use are: appoint and remove agency heads, reorganize the bureaucracy, make changes in budget proposals, reduce an agency's budget, ignore initiatives from the bureaucracy, and issue executive orders. Nonetheless, even with all of the powers and controls that the president possesses, taking into account the sheer magnitude and breadth of the bureaucracy, having complete control over it is not even feasible. In addition, even though the

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    The current, existing institutions set up in Iran would qualify this country as both consensual and majoritarian. The Iranian executive branch is composed of a Supreme Leader elected by the Assembly of Experts, a president and vice president, oversight bodies and a cabinet (World Fact Book). The Supreme leader is appointed for life by the Assembly Experts, not through the people. Iran also has a weak, unicameral Islamic legislative branch. It is also important to note that Iran does not put a lot

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