Three Branches Of Government

When the founding fathers were writing the constitution, they really had only one goal in mind: don't give anyone to much power. They saw how the king of England operated, and they were scared of it. Parliament, which was invented so that the king wouldn't have to much power, had been dismissed along with its purpose. The founding fathers did not want that type of tyranny in the United States. They new they had to create a system of laws to keep the power in order. To do this, they created three separate-but-equal branches of government, along with a system of checks and balances to make sure no one branch got more power than the other. The three branches of government are the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch.
That idea becomes a bill, and starts in one of the two houses of congress. The bill first goes to a committee. If it is approved by the committee, it is then voted upon on the house floor by everyone in that house of congress. If it passes in one house, it goes through the same process in the other house. However, for the checks and balances to come into effect, we need more than just congress. If both the Senate and the House of Representatives approve the bill, it then moves on to the White House. If the President signs the bill, it becomes a law. However, the president can always veto the bill. But, just a president can't veto every single bill he's handed. Congress can override the veto on another vote. For this vote, both houses need a two-thirds majority in support of the bill to override the veto. With the power of the veto and the veto override, we can see how the checks and balances system is
He needs to ask congress to formally declare war. Only five times in American history has congress declared war: The War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II. However, he president does have authority to move troops into battles of "undeclared wars." Some examples of this are Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Even though many troops may be in battle, these undeclared wars usually don't have the same support by congress as declared wars do. As most American citizens know, the president has the power to appoint his own cabinet (Secretary of State, Defense, Education, etc.). However, the Senate has to approve with these appointments. The president also has the power to appoint federal judges, and the Senate also has to approve these appointments. Treaties work very similarly. The president (or one of his representatives) will negotiate a treaty with another country or organization. The senate needs to approve of this treaty, and judiciary branch needs to deem it