forming the new system of government for America‚ the framers of the Constitution understood early on that if they were not careful‚ any one group could abuse the power bestowed upon them. In order to prevent this potential exploitation from occurring the framers were certain to build a systems of checks and balances. Within this system rests the three branches of government. They are the executive‚ the legislative and the judicial branches. Each of the three branches is responsible for its own
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States’ government there are three very important 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
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Three Branches of Government In 1787 leaders of the states gathered to write the Constitution –a set of principles that told how the new nation would be governed. The federal convention convened in the states house (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14‚ 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. Through discussion and debate it became clear by Mid-June that‚ rather than amend the existing Articles‚ the convention would draft an entirely new frame of government. All through the summer
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Three Branches of Government There are three branches in the United States government; legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branch. Each branch has a few duties they are responsible for. The three branches work independently and together depending on what is going on. All branches are very important to the people of the United States but a branch may look of the others. The Legislative branch is in charge or making laws. The President is in the Executive branch and is appointed as Commander in Chief
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Three Branches of the Federal Government In May 1787‚ 55 delegates from 12 states‚ Rhode Island declined‚ met in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention. The purpose of the convention was to revise the Articles of Confederation‚ but what occurred was the writing of the U.S. Constitution. George Washington was unanimously elected as President of the Convention. After four months of deliberations Gouveneur Morris submitted the final draft and 39 of the 55 delegate present signed the Constitution
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The American government is the glue that holds the United States together. If it were not for the government‚ then the United States would be complete chaos. There are three major branches that carry out all of the functions of the government. Those three branches include the Executive‚ Legislative and Judicial branches. The Executive branch includes the President of the United States‚ the Vice President‚ the cabinet‚ 15 different departments and other agencies. The main purposed of this branch
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We have 3 branches of government because we didn’t want monarchy. The U.S. Constitution stated that the U.S. should split the power. So we split it into 3 branches so 1 branch wouldn’t get all the power. The United States of America is a democracy (an indirect democracy or republic‚ to be specific). The citizens of the country can attend fair elections. The power of the government is in the hands of the people or in the hands of elected representatives. The Executive Branch is the highest branch
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Constitution of United States created three branches of government which could develop laws‚ executes those laws and interpret those laws. Furthermore‚ the founders of the Constitution safeguarded the power that these branches could muster through the concept of separation of powers‚ which created checks and balances to prevent one branch from gaining too much power (Teacher‚ 2013). These three branches are the Legislative‚ Executive and Judicial branches of our government. The legislative branch is
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From the beginning of time there has been thousands of people that helped shape the way the world is today. From help shaping the foundation of American culture to the way the government runs and the laws we have in place. The first group of people that started it all was our founding fathers‚ who created many documents that we still abide to today. A few of these men were George Washington‚ John Jay‚ John Adams‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ James Madison‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and Benjamin Franklin. These men
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From the failures of the Articles of Confederation‚ the US Constitution was born. The Constitution is a massive form of US government‚ it explains the three branches of government‚ which enforce order and harmony in the government. The US Constitution clarifies the extents of power‚ abilities‚ and duties each of the three main branches of government has. Each branch of government balances each other’s powers and abilities‚ keeping the other in check. The legislature makes the laws‚ the executive enforces
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