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 of government
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The government was not always the same is it is today. The first thirteen colonies did not have three branches of federal government. They didn’t have a main federal government at all actually. The country we know today started off with the thirteen colonies. The colonists did not like the idea of federalism‚ a strong central government. They were afraid of tyranny‚ and therefore did not want to give so much power to so little people. State constitutions were the start of the national constitution
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for the United States to form a more stable and perfect union‚ to establish justice‚ and to make a stronger government for the people and by the people a constitution is needed. This Constitution will make the courts better for all states‚ to have good living conditions‚ promote general welfare‚ and for us to have freedom along with all the next generations. All three branches of government will be directly responsible and obligated to carry out and serve the Will of the People (Bradburn 4-5). Article
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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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Most of the governments are divided into three parts. The three branches of the government were not there from the very beginning. This system was introduced through amendments to the constitution. The aim of creating these branches was to establish a government that was strong and fair. This would also protect the nation from having people that are so drunk with power because o the positions that they occupy. Dividing the governments into three branches was the only way to avoid abuse of power.
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The government structure is important to understand as a nurse leader. There are three branches of the federal government: the executive branch‚ the legislative branch‚ and the judicial branch. The function of the executive branch is to enforce laws (Porche‚ 2012). The president leads the executive branch. The executive branch is important because it is responsible for implementing laws created by the legislative branch (Porche‚ 2012). In the event the president is unable to arise to duties; the
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Summary The Constitution of the United States established the three branches of government‚ the executive branch‚ the legislative branch‚ and the judicial branch to assure that our government is doing their job and to protect the citizen’s rights. The executive branch has the main purpose of carrying out and enforcing the law. The executive branch has three main components‚ the president‚ the vice president‚ and the cabinet. The president is the leader of the U.S‚ the vice president assists the
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The establishment of the three branches of government was a major turning point in helping America as well as our government to function effectively and thoroughly. Our Founding Fathers created a government that allowed a separation of power in order to keep the citizens protected and rights of everyone who lives in the United States. Old historical documents such as the Declaration of Independence‚ Articles of Confederation‚ and the Constitution give the American citizens a sense of protection and
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fathers were writing the constitution‚ they created three branches of government. These branches were the Executive Branch‚ the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch. The Legislative Branch creates laws‚ the Executive Branch vetoes or approves laws‚ and negotiates with foreign countries‚ and the Judicial Branch handles court cases‚ and determines whether laws are constitutional or not. The founding fathers did not want one branch of government to have too much power‚ as that could cause the nation
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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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