The Three Branches Of Government

Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States had a very unstable government and economy. The people saw the need for a stronger central government. Even though this was evidently needed, many Americans still had the fear of a single leader with absolute power because of the terrible conditions they were under when the States were still under British rule. The Framers really kept this in mind while they were writing the US Constitution. How well does the Constitution keep a balance of authority between the three branches of government, though?
Well, the authority of the three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial branches) is quite well-balanced. The use of checks and balances between these three branches helps

to equalize and control the amount of power and authority each branch has. For example, when the executive branch vetos a law proposed by the legislative branch, the judicial branch can override this veto made by the executive branch. This is an example on how balanced the authority in each branch is.
Each of the three branches checks and balances the other. Another example in which this takes place is that the judicial branch may check the legislative branch by declaring a law is unconstitutional. This power is balanced by the fact that the members in the judicial branch, which is in the Supreme Court, are appointed by the president, which is part of the executive branch. These appointments by the president have to be approved by the Congress, which is the legislative branch. In this way, the branches’ authorities and powers are checked and balanced by each other.
Here is a modern day example of checks and balances in practice in the three branches. This past January, President Donald Trump proposed an immigration order, ordering a travel ban on all refugees and temporarily bar people from different Muslim-majority countries. The judicial branch, though, declared this order unconstitutional, saying that it violated a clause in the Constitution that prohibits discrimination of religion, and rebuked this order. This example shows how each branch has balanced power and authority.
It is reassuring to the citizens of America that they won’t have to go through what early Americans had to go through, with a tyrannical ruler like the British king. So, how well does the Constitution keep a balance of authority between the three branches of government? Well, today, all branches of the government have balanced authority and power, making sure that no branch has more authority than the other. The centuries-old checks and balances still has an important place in US politics today.