Who Really Has All the Power: The Executive, Legislative, or Judicial Branch of Government?

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Who really has all the power At the beginning of the creation of the constitution, our founding father's objectives were to establish a federal government, and to outline an equal distribution of powers within our government.(Michelsen, 2010). It was implemented by creating three branches that had to coincide with each other to function. Each branch has its own powers, duties, and responsibilities that influence how the government works. Executive Branch, which pertains to executing the laws. The legislative, which creates the laws and the judicial which interprets the laws. The constitution states their powers and their checks on one another, and its obvious that the legislative has the most power over all the other branches. “Congress, as one of the three coequal branches of government, is ascribed significant powers by the Constitution.” ("white house") Article I of the constitution is easily noticeable as the longest article in the constitution by the means of its length or quantity. In this article it explains how the legislative branch should be created, how the people who work for the branch should be elected, and it lists the powers it owns. Compared to the lists of the other two branches the legislative branch considerably has the most powers listed. “The Founders thought that the Legislative Branch would be the most powerful branch of government because it is closest to the people, that is why the Founders spent so much time discussing the qualifications of members of the legislature”("Understanding the Constitution of the United States").The article with the most analysis of the purpose of its’ branch would likely have the most dominant and influential powers. One of the legislative strongest powers is congres... ... middle of paper ... ...ate, but their ability to execute them are sometimes unsuccessful. Works Cited Mount, S.. "The United States Constitution." United states constitution online. Craig Walenta, 1995. Web. 8 Dec 2011. . Mount, S.. "Constitutional Topic: Checks and Balances." The u.s. constitution online. N.p., 2010. Web. 9 Dec 2011. . "Legislative Branch." white house. www.whitehouse.gov, n.d. Web. 8 Dec 2011. . Michelsen, W.. "The Purpose of the Constitution." The constitutionality crisis. N.p., 2010. Web. 8 Dec 2011. . Mount, S.. "The United States Constitution." United states constitution online. Craig Walenta, 1995. Web. 8 Dec 2011. .

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