Essay On The Three Branches Of Government

The U.S. Government is made up of three branches, a branch is similar to a department, and each of the three branches is responsible for different things. These three branches are the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The three branches were established so that there would be a separation of powers. The separation of power helps to ensure that no one group has complete control over the entire decision making within the government. The U.S. Constitution is the original official documentation of the three branches and from that point forward the branches have been a part of the governing system of the United States. The most important of the three branches is the legislative branch, the law making

In order for the legislative branch to check the executive branch, the legislative branch is allowed to override presidential vetoes. To begin the process of presidential veto override by Congress two-thirds of each House must be in agreement. Senate can deny a treaty with two-thirds vote. Senate may also deny presidential nomination of officials or judges. In extreme situations Congress has the capability of impeaching the President; in that situation the House would serve as prosecution and the Senate would serve as the jury. In order for the legislative branch to check and balance the judicial branch, Congress may create lower courts, in some cases they may amend the constitution to override decisions made by the Supreme Court and/or impeach judges; whereas the Senate is able to deny nominees for the Supreme/federal

Vice-President and the head of 15 separate departments: Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice (the Attorney General), Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans. The President’s Cabinet is made up of appointed officials who meet on a weekly basis to confer and guide the President on current issues of their respective sectors. The officials are hand chosen by the President. When the President has an individual in mind for the position he proposes a nomination and the nomination is either confirmed or denied by the U.S. Senate by a vote of majority. The President has the power to remove an officer at any point. A member of the Cabinet doesn’t have to have government experience; the President could technically choose to nominate a cashier from McDonald’s if that’s what he/she wanted