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    Civics and Citizenship The Framers of the Constitution looked to history for examples of governments that directly represented the people. Early Romans wanted to create a lasting republic, a government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives. A republic is a government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives. Americans liked the roman form of government but also knew that eventually the Roman republic became a dictatorship, a government in which

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    the leaders of the united states gathered to write the constitution which they also divided into three branches to ensure a central government in which no group or individual gains too much control. The three branches consists on the following Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. Legislative branch rejects or confirms presidential appointments, and also has the authority to declare war. The power of the Executive branch is to carry

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    It is important that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) maintains a secure border. However, the current policy set in place by executive order 13767 is misdirecting the focus for border security and displays a skewed view of the immigration problem. The focus of border security needs to shift from physical enforcement to a reevaluation of immigration policy. The current immigration policies do not allow for the speedy expedition, of illegal aliens, the executive order calls for. The only

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    rule which a community, state, etc. is governed. There are many different types of government: democracy, republic, monarchy, aristocracy, and dictatorship. These are the common forms of government. For the United States to have an equal and fair ruling government they came up with the Separation of Powers. The Separation of Powers is a political doctrine where the government is split up into three different branches. These three branches are known as the legislative, executive, and judicial branch

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    How did the balance of power between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches change between 1789 and 1889? The executive branch grew stronger than the other branches after 1800. The judicial branch was the strongest branch in 1789 to 1800. But it started to get weaker than the executive branch. Though the judicial branch was the strongest branch from 1789 to 1800, it gradually started to get weaker than the executive branch. During the Civil War and Reconstruction, the legislative branch

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    The Untied States of America is a country built on freedom, and the writers of the constitution made sure that this was guaranteed to all U.S citizens in our constitution. After the colonial Army won the Revolutionary war, a constitution called the Articles of Confederation was put into place, but it had many problems within it. Because of these problems a constitutional convention was called in 1787 to revise these articles, but instead an entirely new constitution was written. At the constitutional

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    the website politico.com was called, “Trump lashes out at judge as travel ban is put on ice”. The article was about how President Trump reaction on his executive to ban seven Muslim dominated countries to travel to the U.S was called unconstitutional by federal judge. In addition, the seriousness of this action was that the President called the federal judge opinion’s to be “ridiculous and will be overturned”. Furthermore, president Trump words against the judge James Robart, a Bush appointee, show

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    American political system is defined as a constitutional democracy. Under the Constitution, the federal government has three branches. The legislative power is vested in the Congress and made up of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress makes laws, controls finances of the country. The President is a head of executive branch, who offers bills to the Congress, enforces federal laws, controls foreign policy, serves as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and with the approval

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    Branches of Government When the Constitution of the United States of America was signed and ratified the people had a self sustaining government made up of three equal, but distinct, branches. The legislative branch, made up of a House of Representatives and Senate; The executive branch, which includes the President, Vice President, and the executive cabinet members; Finally, the judicial branch, consisting of the state and federal courts. The framers believed that all three branches in theory,

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    Balances important for us today? It’s important for us today by letting the United States government make sure each branch has an equal power. The role of the checks and balances it is very important to our government. Without a system to prevent one branch of government from having more power over another, the government would be controlled by one group of people. It would not be fair to the people of the United States if one branch had more power over another. The concept of separation of powers

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