divide power within the federal government. They did not want these powers to be controlled by just one man or one group. The delegates were afraid that if a small group received too much power‚ the United States would wind up under the rule of another dictator or tyrant. To avoid the risk of dictatorship or tyranny‚ the group divided the new government into three parts‚ or branches: the executive branch‚ the legislative branch‚ and the judicial branch. Executive Branch:Headed by the president
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"There is no more important function for all of government to define the rights of its citizens." (Norman Dorsten) I will give a short history of the government in United States of America (U.S.). Then I will describe each of the three branches of government in the U.S. and the relationship between them. In the U.S. the democratic republic‚ govern by choosing a leader‚ by a ballot. These leaders make the rules. Americans started governing themselves as a nation on July 4‚ 1776.
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to find what type of government is best suited for the people. It was finally decided that we would have a republican and democratic government. With this decided‚ we created the first document to run our country‚ the Articles of Confederation. This document did not give the government enough power to help the citizens and it was tossed away. After starting over‚ the committee came up with The Constitution. This is the document that runs our country today. Within this document we have three branches
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When the United States was first founded‚ they decided that they didn’t want one person to hold too much power‚ so they separated the power among three different branches. To make sure that no single branch became too powerful‚ they put rules in place to allow the other two branches to keep it in check. The first branch of government is the Legislative Branch‚ which consists of the House and the Senate. This branch can do a lot of things like having ideas for new laws‚ being able to declare war
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ENGLISH Parts of Speech Every word can be classified as at least one part of speech. Below is a list of the parts of speech. Noun -A noun is a word that is used to name a person‚ place‚ thing‚ quality‚ or action. It can function as the subject or object of a verb‚ the object of a preposition‚ or an appositive. Rocky ran quickly through his big yard. Pronoun -A pronoun is a word that functions as substitute for a noun or noun phrase and designates a person or thing previously specified‚ or
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I have finished reading The Oath by Frank Peretti. There were three objects that were important. Some of these objects meant a lot but were barely shown. Others were shown a lot with little meaning. The three objects are the bible‚ Steve’s shotgun‚ and Tracy’s badge. The bible was used during all the deaths in The Oath. Steve’s shotgun was used during all the fights with the immortal dragon. Tracy’s badge was used to show dominance against criminals and also in Charlie’s tavern. The bible was an
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Beginning in 1642‚ The English Civil War‚ as known as the Great Rebellion‚ was made up of three different outbreaks. The Great Rebellion consisted of King Charles I going to battle with Parliament. Battle began as the outcome of a fray over the power of the rights of Parliament and rule of the Crown (“English Civil Wars” 1). Throughout the early stages of war‚ the people of Parliament were set on seeing Charles I as king‚ but widened powers for Parliament. Setting the tone‚ the Royalists started
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The U.S. government has three main branches. These three branches are the Legislative‚ Judicial and Executive. Each of these branches were made possible by the checks and balances in the constitution written by James Madison. Each of these branches all have a very specific job. As well as always needing to confirm with each branch so not one branch has too much power. The Legislative branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (whitehouse.gov) The constitution allows this branch
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document to come out of all that was America’s Articles of Confederation. The founding fathers knew that it needed to be ratified and approved in order to make for a better government at both the federal and state level. The articles of confederation were ratified and signed by the delegates of the first Continental Congress on September 17‚ 1781‚ which now makes up our Constitution. The Constitution covers giving power to the people‚ states and the federal government which is the foundation of the
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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
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