What Are The Three Branches Of Government

Checks and balances were created by our founding fathers to create a fair well established republic and have a separation of power. There are three branches of the government the Legislative branch, Executive branch and Judicial branch. These branches were created to check each other and for no one to have total power. Each branch has certain responsibilities that are stated by the first three articles of the Constitution. I believe this type of government works. It has worked for many countries and has yet to fail. There are those who don’t believe it works. They believe that a Communist or Dictatorship work.
In article one of the Constitution, the Legislative branch was given the most power but not total power. The Legislative branch was divided into two houses. The house of representatives has 435 members which
He/she also serves as head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces. The Vice President, the Cabinet, executive departments, independent agencies, and other boards, commissions and committees all serve as part of this branch. The president is given the power to sign legislation into law and to veto bills that Congress created. The Cabinet is the president’s advisory team. It is made up of the heads of the 15 executive departments. The Cabinet is appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate. The Executive branch is given the power to conduct diplomacy with other nations. The President has the power to negotiate/sign treaties that need to be approved by two-thirds of the senate. The only way a president can pass laws without approval of congress is by signing executive orders. The President has unlimited power to extend pardons for federal crimes except in cases of impeachment. Most Presidents use this power at the end of their term to avoid backlash from the