Ms. Cutchins
Government and Economics
9.17.15
The Three Branches of Government
In 1787 leaders of the states came together to write the Constitution. A set of principles that says how the new nation would be governed.
The leaders of the states wanted a just and strong national government. And they also wanted to protect the peoples rights and freedom and prevent the government from taking advantage of its power. They believed they could do this by having three seperate branches of government; the Legislative, the Executive and the Judicial. This seperation is called in the first three sections, of the Constitution.
The Legislative Branch
A Legislature is the ''law-making'' body of a political unit, it's usually a national government, because it has the power to enact, amend, and repeal common policy. Legislatues look over and guide the governments actions and usually personal authority to amend the budget(s) concerned in this operation. Also, laws approved by Legislatures are called, ''Legislation''.
Executive Branch
This Branch conducts and fulfills the laws that are passed by the Legislative Branch. It is guided by the President. The President is elected by the whole state. And serves a term of four years. He carries out laws, he can remove cabinet members and officials. He negotiates …show more content…
The Judicial Branch explains the meaning of the Constituion and laws confirmed by Congress through court cases. The Supreme Court is the head of the Judicial Branch. The Supreme Court rules usually when something is constitutional or unconstitutional. On the Supreme Court there are nine judges: eight associate judges and one cheif judge. The judges are submitted by the President and authorized by the Senate. There are no term limits. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. It's rules and decisions are final. There's no argument, no other court could ever overrule those