In 1787 the leaders of the states came together to establish a constitutional set of guidelines (laws), to ensure a more structured uniformed way of protecting the American people against total governmental control, and protecting the citizens rights. The constitution ensured that the branches would be serperated to detour from total control of one branch of government, Each branch of government has its own duties and responsibilities other than working along side the other branches. Below identifies the three branches of government as well as their responsibilities and process of being elected as a member. Legislative Branch The legislative branch is comprised of two bodies; the Senate and the House of Representatives. Their primary responsibility includes making and modifying laws to be adopted and enforced by other branches of government. The legislative branch also oversees the military operations and funding, to help protect the United States of America. The legislative branch helps finance the Armed Forces and helps protect those men and women who serve by enacting policies and laws for their specific branch of military. This particular duty- helping the Armed Forces-, gives me the freedom each and every day to go to school, work in an establishment of my choice and gives me the ultimate freedom, that my country prides for future generations to come. I find my protection granted to me by the people who selflessly serve to be the most rewarding gift I have ever received, and sadly I often take it for granted. An interesting fact I gathered from researching this topic is that the Legislative Branch is the only branch of the government who can declare war. The members of the legislative branch are elected by the state of re... ... middle of paper ... ...ople who are there until they chose otherwise. I would also give less power to the President on the election of members, and instead let the people vote that they feel like represent them to the best of their ability. This will ensure equal voice from various different groups and states of representation. In all honesty I believe the way members should be elected should be the same uniformed process as discussed in the legislative branch. In conclusion, the three branches of government serve as protection against ultimate control from one part of government. Each branch of government is responsible of different aspects of implementing, enforcing and modifying laws. They work together to ensure the public is protected, no branch is more important than the other. Instead they work side by side on their repsonsilbities and duties, which interconnect within each other.
September 17, 1787, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; during the heat of summer, in a stuffy assembly room of Independence Hall, a group of delegates gathered. After four months of closed-door quorums, a four page, hand written document was signed by thirty-nine attendees of the Constitutional Convention. This document, has come to be considered, by many, the framework to the greatest form of government every known; the Constitution of the United States. One of the first of its kind, the Constitution laid out the frame work for the government we know today. A government of the people, by the people, and for the people; constructed of three branches; each branch charged with their own responsibilities. Article one established the Congress or Legislative branch, which would be charged with legislative powers. Article two created the Executive branch, providing chief executive powers to a president, who would act in the capacity of Commander in Chief of the Country’s military forces. The President of the United States also acts as head of state to foreign nations and may establish treaties and foreign policies. Additionally, the President and the departments within the Executive branch were established as the arm of government that is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress. Thirdly, under Article three of the Constitution, the Judicial branch was established, and consequently afforded the duty of interpreting the laws, determining the constitutionality of the laws, and apply it to individual cases. The separation of powers is paramount to the system of checks and balances among the three branches; however, although separate they must support the functions of the others. Because of this, the Legislative an...
...airly neat job of making sure all branches of government were given equal responsibilities and powers, one branch appears to have more than any other. The Legislative branch has the power to make laws, veto laws, start wars and impeach our president. As a country, we must be careful to elect only trusted officials into our Senate. The Framers made sure that with checks and balances, no one branch of government would have more power than the other to ensure that our government would run smoothly for decades on.
Congress has an extremely vital role in our government and their responsibilities give the American people guidance in many ways. They are responsible for making laws, declaring war, and the approval or disapproval of the appointed officials proposed by the president, such as Supreme Court Justices ("The House Explained"). They are also given the duty of impeachment of the President of the United States if necessary.
In conclusion, it seems clear to me that the Legislative Branch holds huge power, and in my opinion has the most power of the three. No other branch seems to screams out “We the people” like this one. No other branch offers so many checks and balances to the other branches. This is the branch that writes and passes our laws, can supersede even a presidential veto if it has enough unity from its members within. Congress decides how federal money will be spent, approves presidential appointments, and impeach the President if deemed appropriately within.
The Constitution bestowed essential powers to the nation, without which, America would crumble. Under this newly created document, three different branches of government were created: the judiciary, the legislative, and the executive. The legislative was composed of Congress, which now had the power to create a military, control interstate and international commerce, and create laws. The Judicial branch was the Supreme Court, which would review the decision of the President (in the executive branch...
The founding fathers of the American Constitution divided the government up into the following three branches to prevent the majority from ruling with an iron fist; legislative, judicial, and executive. The three braches were created by the Constitution: Article 1, Legislative branch made up of the House and the Senate, collectively known as Congress; Article 2, Executive branch, or President; Article 3, Judicial branch, made up of the federal courts and the Supreme Court. This was done in efforts to distribute power amongst the three so that one would not have more power than the other. Each branch has the ability to check the power of the other branches. This power check of the other branches is referred to as the checks and balances, better known as the Separation of Powers. This was to prevent tyriny.
In order to prevent the development of tyranny “liberty requires that the three great departments of power should be separate and distinct” (Doc B). James Madison in Federalist Paper #47 stated that the three branches, executive, judicial, and legislative, were necessary in order to prevent the collection of power. In Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the Constitution of the United States of America, it essentially details the division of powers to Congress, the President of the United States, and Supreme and inferior courts (Doc B). These articles detail restrictions that are given to each branch such as the term restriction for the president, the division of Congress between the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the holding of office in the judicial branch only under good behavior. The articles give a synopsis of what each branch is entitled
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. The basic idea behind the creation of the three branches is based upon “checks and balances.” No branch should become so powerful that it over-takes either of the other branches.
The legislative, executive, and judicial branches represent the constitutional infrastructure foreseen by the Founding Fathers for our nation 's governing body. Together, they work to maintain a system of lawmaking and administration based on checks and balances, and separation of powers intended to make certain that no individual or embodiment of government ever becomes too controlling. America is governed by a democratic government or a democracy which is a government by the people, in which the power is established in the people themselves. The people then elect representatives who carry out their power in a free electoral system. The United States government’s basic claim is to serve the people and only through a combined effort can we
In 1776, the founding fathers declared independence from England. In order to prevent the kind of unfairness that they were revolting against, they created three co-equal branches of government. The United States constitution balances the powers of the government. The government has three branches: the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. Each branch has a small amount of power over the actions of the other branches. The three branches of government are equal and balanced because there are checks and balances that check on each other and make sure each branch is in line and following the constitution. The branches each have important jobs, each holds checks on the powers of the other two so that no branch gets too powerful.
The system of checks and balances is an important part of the constitution. The three branches of government limited the power of the other branches. To stop tyranny so no other branch has much power over each other. The three branches make sure that they all have the same amount of power between them.
The new Constitution of the United States, ratified in 1789 by James Madison, created an entirely new system within America, which had never been attempted before. The first consideration to make is the new institutions created by the Constitution. Before its adoption, America was operating under the Articles of Confederation This document offered us a set of universal values out of which laws and codes have emerged and have been carried out . As such, it symbolizes the essence of constitutionality—that government must be restrained by the rule of law. The constitution has succeed in its ability to encourage government by wise forward statesman, In addition the creation of the three branches has discourages the negative effect of factions and has restrain government from taking more power than entrusted to it, Additionally it has restrains itself particular from using that power to reduce individual liberty.
There are only a few things keeping the Legislative branch from getting out of control and that is its size and the implied powers that they have given to the other branches. Currently the United States congress is comprised of two houses, The Senate, and The House of Representatives. In which the senate is made up of one hundred people, fifty from each state. And the House of Representatives is made up of four hundred and sixty five publicly elected officials. With so many conflicting ideologies, because of geography and other factors, it is hard to please enough people to sway into deci...
The legislative branch consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives also known together as Congress is the only branch that has the power to create new laws. Furthermore the legislative branch employs an amazing amount of power. However the members of this branch are likely voted out of office if their objectives are not acceptable to the people. In addition the legislative branch is looked at the branch that is connected to the people. (Phaedra Trethan, 2013)
...ponsibilities that each must uphold, for an organized but powerful government. Although, each branch objectives are different, each branch takes part in determining whether a bill becomes a law. This shows that a government broken down into branches justifiably serves our country balancing the powers of our government.