The founding fathers of the United States wanted to create a central government where it did not allow one person to have too much power. They came together and decided to create three separate branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. Each branch of government has its own power and unique responsibilities. This separation of power allowed them to check and balance one another as well as prevented one government from getting too much power.
The Executive branch enforces the law. The power of the Executive branch is in the hand of the President of the country. The President is also the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The President is responsible for signing bills into laws, negotiating peace treaties, and appointing official positions. The Vice President, Cabinet, and federal agencies are also parts of the executive …show more content…
It is also called the Congress, which made up of two parts: the House of Representative and the Senate. The Vice President of the U.S serves as the President of the Senate. The power of legislative branch is write and vote on laws, or legislation. It also has power to declare wars, confirm presidential appointments, and investigate power. In order for a law to be made, it has to go through a series of steps called the Legislative Process. The first step of making a bill a law is its introduction to a committee. The chairman of the Committee will determine if the bill is rejected, accepted, or needs to be changed. Once the bill is accepted, it will be presented in front of the entire Congress. Both the House and the Senate will have debates over it. A majority vote is required in order for it to pass. After the bill is passed, the President will need to sign it. He can either sign it into a law or choose to veto it. If the President vetoes a bill, the Congress can try to override a veto by getting two-thirds of the votes from both the Senate and the