The Constitution: The Three Branches Of The Government

The constitution created a just government by creating a strong central government. To help structure the government, they made three branches. Those branches are legislative, executive, and judicial. These branches were made to make sure no one or a specific group had too much power over the people. Making three branches lets the government split the power equally. The legislative branch is made up two houses of congress and the main thing they are in charge of is making laws. James Madison took notes over the debate during the Constitutional Convention, and wrote down, “.. the sense of the Nation would be better expressed by the Legislatures, than by the people…” This statement is saying that the legislature would have a better understanding