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 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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Branches of the Governmnent Eduardo "Eddie" Aguayo HIS 301 March 13‚ 2013 Branches of the Governmnent Delegates at the Constitutional Convention also wanted to 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
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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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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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separation of powers‚ the U.S. government is divided into three branches that each perform different functions: Congress makes the laws‚ the president enforces the laws‚ and the judiciary interprets the laws. However‚ the three government bodies are not completely independent of each other; through the system of checks and balances‚ the three branches of government are in fact very involved with one another because they are able to exercise restraint over the other branches’ powers. After living in 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 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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Three Branches of Government The founding fathers of the United States wanted to create a central government where it did not allow one person to have too much power. They came together and decided to create three separate branches of government: executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial. Each branch of government has its own power and unique responsibilities. This separation of power allowed them to check and balance one another as well as prevented one government from getting too much power. The Executive
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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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