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    Eakin v. Raub‚ Pennsylvania Justice John Bannister Gibson declared that the judicial branch of the government had no right to influence or control the actions of any other branch of the government. Thus‚ Justice Gibson declared the act of judicial review unconstitutional and in disagreement with the proper role of the judiciary as inherently defined by the constitution. The proper roles and powers of the judiciary branch of the government‚ as conveyed to it by the constitution‚ are subjects of controversy

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    | 2013 | | Government AP! Jaime Santoyo | [We the people] | The constitution was designed with liberty by the people‚ for the people in mind. The constitutional republic system of checks and balances between the Executive‚ Legislative‚ and Judicial Branches of the Federal government were created with the idea that the people of this nation would be heavily educated in the system and involved. By having a system written out clearly in the Constitution for government to follow‚ the forefathers

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    given to just one branch of government. One way is federalism and what it does is divide the powers between the central

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    Separation of Powers/Checks and Balances The term “separation of powers” refers to the three branches of government; the legislative‚ executive and judicial branches as set up by our founding fathers in the U.S. Constitution. The principle of separation of powers had already been given a fair trail in most state constitutions and had proved sound. The legislative branch makes the laws and consists of the members of Congress. The founding fathers were in a debate on whether to base the number

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    States vests the power of the government in three coequal branches -- the executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial branches -- and establishes a system of checks and balances so that no one branch can become too powerful. This separation of powers helps to allow each of the three branches the ability to work together to protect the individual rights of both free citizens and offenders while also preventing a single branch from taking unilateral action. The constitutional separation of powers can be seen

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    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 vice president will act. The legislative branch has two chambers: the House of Representatives

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    The legislative branch checks over the other two branches by using the system of checks and balances. The system gives all three branches a specific thing that they are in charge of looking over and making sure it is done correctly. For instance‚ the legislative branch is in charge of making the laws that everyone is expected to follow. Then‚ the judicial branch must interpret the laws so that everyone can clearly understand why it is a law. Lastly‚ the executive branch has to enforce the law and

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    power within each division. The Legislative‚ Executive and Judicial branches must operate in agreement by adhering to a system of checks and balances‚ The Bill of Rights and Judicial Review. The Checks and Balances System regulates all three branches of government to ensure that the authority between them are shared equally. Each branch has their own power‚ but all bear the responsibility of keeping the other sections accountable for their actions. The Legislative Branch has the authority to make new

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    judicial‚ legislative and executive branches of our own government. Prophet being the legislative branch‚ who makes the laws. The Priest being the judicial branch‚ and making sure the laws do not contradict what the Bible (or in this case the constitution) says. And the King being the Executive branch‚ and enforcing the laws. The expressed powers of our government are explained in the first few articles of the constitution.

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    branches; the legislative branch‚ the judicial branch‚ and the executive branch. In order to keep each branch from having too much power they are all given their own role. However‚ because the government is basically just the rules of the game in America the executive branch is given the most power. As stated in the constitution‚ the executive branch basically enforces the laws of government therefore giving it the most power of all the branches. The executive branch is the most powerful branch in the

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