Essay On Checks And Balances
The US Constitution was written well over 200 years ago. For these few centuries, it lead the advancement of US the Government organizations and has provided the basic requirements for political stability, freedom for each individual, and growth economically and socially. In the US Constitution, it has the framework for our government. The Framers split the government up into three different branches: Legislative, Judicial,and Executive. The Legislative branch, headed by Congress, includes the House of Representatives and the Senate. This branch’s powers include passing laws, originating spending bills, impeaching officials, and approving treaties. The Judicial branch, headed by the Supreme Court, is in charge of deciding the meaning of laws,
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how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution. The Executive branch, headed by the president, includes the President, Vice President, and Cabinet. The Executive branch’s powers include include being able to veto, or reject, a proposal for a law; appoint federal posts, such as members of government agencies; negotiate foreign treaties with other countries; appoint federal judges; and many more.
The Framers believed it was essential to balance the power between all three branches of government.
This way of balancing the powers was called checks and balances. The legislative branch can check the executive branch by: refusing to pass a bill the president wants, passing a law over the president's veto, using the impeachment powers to remove the president from office, refusing to approve a presidential appointment, and refusing to ratify a treaty the president has signed. It can also check the Judicial branch by: changing the number and jurisdiction of the lower courts, using the impeachment powers to remove a judge from office, and refusing to approve a person nominated to be a judge. The Executive branch can check the Legislative branch by vetoing a bill it has passed. It can also check the Judicial branch by nominating judges. The Judicial branch can check the power of the Legislative branch by declaring a law unconstitutional. It can also check the power of the Executive branch by declaring actions by him or his subordinates to be unconstitutional or not authorized by law. In conclusion, the Framers were smart by making a three branch government and very smart by adding the checks and balances system with them. Without this system, each branch would be able to pass any laws they would like, but because of this, each law goes through an extraneous process to be passed. These processes will eliminate awful laws that one branch could try to
pass.
how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution. The Executive branch, headed by the president, includes the President, Vice President, and Cabinet. The Executive branch’s powers include include being able to veto, or reject, a proposal for a law; appoint federal posts, such as members of government agencies; negotiate foreign treaties with other countries; appoint federal judges; and many more.
The Framers believed it was essential to balance the power between all three branches of government.
This way of balancing the powers was called checks and balances. The legislative branch can check the executive branch by: refusing to pass a bill the president wants, passing a law over the president's veto, using the impeachment powers to remove the president from office, refusing to approve a presidential appointment, and refusing to ratify a treaty the president has signed. It can also check the Judicial branch by: changing the number and jurisdiction of the lower courts, using the impeachment powers to remove a judge from office, and refusing to approve a person nominated to be a judge. The Executive branch can check the Legislative branch by vetoing a bill it has passed. It can also check the Judicial branch by nominating judges. The Judicial branch can check the power of the Legislative branch by declaring a law unconstitutional. It can also check the power of the Executive branch by declaring actions by him or his subordinates to be unconstitutional or not authorized by law. In conclusion, the Framers were smart by making a three branch government and very smart by adding the checks and balances system with them. Without this system, each branch would be able to pass any laws they would like, but because of this, each law goes through an extraneous process to be passed. These processes will eliminate awful laws that one branch could try to
pass.