Branch Checks And Balances: The Three Branches Of Government
Actions that are made by an individual that may seem like the best decision in their own eyes may not be the best decision to someone else or even a group of people, so is the same with the government. When the founding fathers drafted the constitution they realized that not one person or specific branch should hold all authority over any one decision, so they developed a system of checks and balances. This system serves as a mediator between branches of government so that each decision is made in the utmost confidence. Having been weighed, measured and determined the wisest decision, then it will be appointed and passed up the chain of command so to speak. There are three branches of government and have been set in place and authorized to question the actions and decisions of the other so that not one action can be carried out without the utmost research and support of the other branch or branches. These
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three branches can be summarized as follows; “The U.S. Federal Government is made up of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. To ensure the government is effective and citizens’ rights are protected, each branch has its own powers and responsibilities, including working with the other branches.” (House.Gov). With this system each branch has the ability to question the other resulting in a sound and tactical decision. The Legislative branch checks on the Executive branch by having the ability to impeach the President, overturn Presidential vetoes and checks on the Judicial branch by having the ability to create lower courts, impeach judges and reject judicial nominees (regentsprep.gov).
This particular branch checks on the others by ensuring the validity of those in positions of authority. On the flip side, the Executive branch checks on the Legislative branch by having the power to veto laws appointed by Congress, proposes laws to Congress and having the authority to appoint their own federal officials (regentsprep.gov). They also check the Judicial branch by having the ability to pardon individuals convicted of a crime, nominating its own judges to the Supreme Court and having the ability to grant amnesty for a crime (regentsprep.gov). Finally, the Judicial branch check on both the Legislative and Executive branch by having the authority to rule presidential actions unconstitutional, rule laws unconstitutional and rule treaties unconstitutional
(regentsprep.gov). As you can see each branch is equally in control of the other. Each branch has the ability to question and perform actions against the other for the benefit of the people. We cannot forget that the reason for all of this is the betterment of the people. We are the ones that are in mind when the decisions are made. The citizens of the United Sates deserve a well thought out and unbiased decision. It is for these reasons our founding fathers set into play a system of checks and balances and should never take for granted or under mind the careful coordination that went behind our very successful and well put together system of government.
Works cited:
House.Gov
URL: http://www.house.gov/content/learn/branches_of_government/
RegentsPrep.Gov
URL: http://regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/themes/government/checks.htm
UEN.Org
URL: http://www.uen.org/themepark/liberty/3branches.shtml
three branches can be summarized as follows; “The U.S. Federal Government is made up of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. To ensure the government is effective and citizens’ rights are protected, each branch has its own powers and responsibilities, including working with the other branches.” (House.Gov). With this system each branch has the ability to question the other resulting in a sound and tactical decision. The Legislative branch checks on the Executive branch by having the ability to impeach the President, overturn Presidential vetoes and checks on the Judicial branch by having the ability to create lower courts, impeach judges and reject judicial nominees (regentsprep.gov).
This particular branch checks on the others by ensuring the validity of those in positions of authority. On the flip side, the Executive branch checks on the Legislative branch by having the power to veto laws appointed by Congress, proposes laws to Congress and having the authority to appoint their own federal officials (regentsprep.gov). They also check the Judicial branch by having the ability to pardon individuals convicted of a crime, nominating its own judges to the Supreme Court and having the ability to grant amnesty for a crime (regentsprep.gov). Finally, the Judicial branch check on both the Legislative and Executive branch by having the authority to rule presidential actions unconstitutional, rule laws unconstitutional and rule treaties unconstitutional
(regentsprep.gov). As you can see each branch is equally in control of the other. Each branch has the ability to question and perform actions against the other for the benefit of the people. We cannot forget that the reason for all of this is the betterment of the people. We are the ones that are in mind when the decisions are made. The citizens of the United Sates deserve a well thought out and unbiased decision. It is for these reasons our founding fathers set into play a system of checks and balances and should never take for granted or under mind the careful coordination that went behind our very successful and well put together system of government.
Works cited:
House.Gov
URL: http://www.house.gov/content/learn/branches_of_government/
RegentsPrep.Gov
URL: http://regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/themes/government/checks.htm
UEN.Org
URL: http://www.uen.org/themepark/liberty/3branches.shtml