Explain The Three Branches Of Government

The 3 Branches of Government
In the amount of time it takes you to read this, you will have learned about the three branches of government. The branches are the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. Each has their own purpose in our government.
First is the legislative branch. The legislative branch is made up of the two houses of Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Congress is where laws are written, discussed and voted on. The legislative branch can check the other branches, like the other branches. For the executive branch, the legislative branch could override a Presidential veto. Sometimes it’s necessary to override a Presidential veto. If the states will ratify it, the legislative branch can initiate a constitutional amendment that can make a Supreme Court ruling void, for the judicial branch. In some cases it’s quiet necessary to do so. For the other two branches, the legislative branch could impeach office holders in the executive branch. Also for judicial, justices could be impeached from their bench.

There’s more to the legislative branch than just checking the other branches.

There’s also the Speaker of the House, the Senate President Pro Tempore, majority and minority leaders, and party whips. Firstly, the Speaker of the House is elected by the House of Representatives. They are the officer and administrative head of the House, the representative role of an elected member of the House, and the role leader of the majority party in the House. The President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate in the absence of the vice president. Next are the majority and minority leaders. The majority and minority leaders are the chief spokesmen for the majority and minority parties. Lastly are the party whips. They keep track of the number of votes for and against a piece of legislation, their also known as “assistant party

leader.”
Another thing about the legislative branch is that they have Congressional committees. There are several of these committees. Some of them are called Standing Committees, Conference Committees, Select Committees, and Joint Committees. Sometimes the committees are called “little legislatures” because of the influence they wield. Most of the time, it’s these committees that do most of the legislative work. They have enormous power in determining what bills are passed. The majority of the time, the Standing Committee handles most of legislation. When Select Committees are formed, it’s normally for a short period of time and for a specific purpose. The committees will review the bills, hold hearing for them, rewrite them a bit, and also choose if they should refer the bill to the whole house.
The process from getting a bill from presentation to presidential action is a long process. Firstly, they have to introduce the bill. That part isn’t too hard, right? Next step is referring it to a committee or committees, then the committee hearing. After the committee hearing would be the committee mark-up, or rewriting the bill a bit. Next would be the committee report, then scheduling legislation. A few steps later there would be a floor debate, then a floor amendment. There would be a vote on the final passage then the House and the Senate would try to reconcile their differences. There would then be amendments between the houses or a conference committee negotiation. After that there would be a floor debate and then a floor vote on the conference report. Then the bill is sent to the president and is signed, if the president agrees on the subject. If the president doesn’t agree with it, he or she will veto it. Then, first and second chambers vote on overriding the veto. The bill will become a law if there is a 2/3 vote to override if the override is achieved in both chambers.
Secondly, we will be moving on to the executive branch. They, like the legislative branch, can check the other two branches. For the legislative branch to pass a law, the executive branch, meaning the President, has to sign it. He or she, meaning the President, could veto the law just by not signing it. As for the judicial branch, the President nominates candidates to be Supreme Court Justices. The way the President checks the judicial branch is nominating people he or she think would balance the power in the Supreme Court.
Ever wondered what the duties are of the President as head of state? Well, for one, he or she decides how laws are to be enforced. He or she chooses advisers and officials to help run the executive branch. The President is also responsible for awarding medals to winners of college scholarships and greeting visitors to the White House. He or she is also responsible for congratulating astronauts on their journey into space and also making a speech on the Fourth of July. Another responsibility is that he or she to appoint someone to serve as head of the CIA or traveling around the world to meet with various leaders.