Three Branches Of The Government

From the beginning of time there has been thousands of people that helped shape the way the world is today. From help shaping the foundation of American culture to the way the government runs and the laws we have in place. The first group of people that started it all was our founding fathers, who created many documents that we still abide to today. A few of these men were George Washington, John Jay, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. These men were tired of the way that the British was treating the Americans so they sought a way to change it. These men were strong, smart and independent men that cared about their future and the futures to come. They thirsted for freedom and did everything in their power to
So to divide the government they created three different branches, Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branch. Each one of these branches has a different job. The Legislative branch’s duty has the power to make laws, our national legislature is called Congress. There are two different parts to Congress these parts are called houses. The two different houses are called House of Representatives and the Senate. The job of the Senate is “to write and vote on laws in the capitol”. The job description of Congress is to “set forth the qualifications necessary for election”.The Executive branch's duty is to enforce the laws that Congress makes. The leader of the Executive branch is the president. Lastly the Judicial branch’s duty is to settle disagreements. They do this by having courts and the highest court out there is the Supreme Court. The founding fathers knew if they were to split the powers up into different branches that this would limit the powers of the government. But they also knew if they were to give one branch too much