James Madison said‚ ¨If men were angels no government would be needed.” But men are not angels therefore a limited government is needed in order to rule over a free people. Because the United State’s first constitution‚ the Articles of Confederation‚ proved to be too weak‚ the leaders of the country recognized the need for a stronger central government. In the summer of 1787‚ delegate from the states met in Philadelphia to frame a new government. Their challenge was to create a stronger federal
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Known as one of America’s founding fathers‚ secretary of state and president of the United States‚ James Madison was born in 1751 and grew up in Orange County‚ Virginia. Madison was the oldest of twelve children and son to a wealthy plantation owner. At age eleven‚ James was sent to a boarding school but returned five years later to receive private tutoring due to ill health. After two years‚ Madison went to study at Princeton University‚ then called the College of New Jersey‚ where he studied Latin
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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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The year 1787 is a year that a lot of people should remember. Why you might ask? Because this is the year that the most important system of our government was created. The 3 branches of government. I want people to know how the branches work‚ why they exist‚ and the different parts. By creating three separate branches of government‚ the founding fathers assured that too much power would not amass in the hands of a people- then and now. The executive branch is run by the most important person in
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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 government in which
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What is it about tyranny that almost tore our country apart? Tyranny has been a major cause in America leading up to the Constitutional Constitution. The problem with tyranny was that the three branches of government‚ legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial‚ took no effort to check each other‚ which led any one branch to having too much power‚ and the large states “bullying” small states‚ trying to control the small states. The question that Americans should be asking is: “How does the U.S. Constitution
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The U.S. government was created in three branches‚ the executive‚ the judicial and legislative. The government felt that this division of power would check and balance them. The legislative branch or the law-making body of government is broken up in power between the Senate‚ and the House of Representatives. The executive branch‚ headed by the president of the United States takes care of most of the decision-making needed in passing laws‚ and policies. The judicial branch‚ determines what is legal
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Everyone knows that the government has three branches‚ the legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial‚ these three branches separate the power of the government. The legislative branch being the ‘Lawmaker’ by having the authority to create laws‚ the legislative branch is the most different out of the trio‚ established by the first article of the constitution is home to both the Senate and House of Representatives. Not only does the branch make laws‚ however‚ it also can impeach federal officers‚ initiate
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Separation of powers is used by the constitution to create a three branches to prevent one branches getting too powerful. The three branches is legislative‚ executive and judicial. Legislative made up of 2 houses of congress would make the laws. Executive is headed by president would implement and enforce laws that is passed by congress. Judicial system of federal courts interpret the laws. Bill of right was created by anti-federalist to ensure their right are protected. The federalist end
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made up of three government branches. The legislative branch creates the law. The legislative branch is made up of United States Congress‚ Senate‚ and House of Representatives. The executive branch carries out or enforces the law. The executive branches made up of the President‚ Vice President‚ and President’s cabinet. The judicial branch judge interprets the law. The judicial branch is made up of the United States Supreme Courts and other federal courts. The American government is set up this way
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