Three Branches Of Government

In 1787, fifty-five representatives met to draft The United States Constitution. The framers wrote the Constitution in order to equally divide the governing powers between several administrative branches. This way no branch holds too much power and each branch holds checks and balances over the others. “By creating three branches of government, the delegates built a ‘check and balance’ system into the Constitution. This system was built so that no one branch of our government could become too powerful.” (Center) The three articles of the Constitution are divided among three separate branches: the legislative, executive, and the judicial branch. These branches make up the United States Federal Government. Under the separation of powers, each …show more content…
The legislative is in charge of making laws. When the laws are written, they are then discussed and voted on in congress. According to Ben’s Plan, there are currently one hundred Senators, four hundred thirty-five Representatives, five Delegates, and one Resident Commissioner in the legislative branch. There are one hundred senators in the Senate, two from each state. Senators are elected by their states and serve six-year terms. The Vice President of the United States is considered the head of the Senate, but the Vice President does not vote in the Senate unless there is a draw. The Senate approves nominations made by the President to the Cabinet, the Supreme Court, federal courts and other posts. The Senate must ratify all treaties by a two-thirds vote. “Established by Article I of the Constitution, the Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form the United States Congress. The Constitution grants Congress the sole authority to enact legislation and declare war, the right to confirm or reject many Presidential appointments, and substantial investigative powers.” (Obama) The number of representative each state receives is determined by the population. For example, California would have more representatives than a state such as …show more content…
According to Buhaime a bill is “A proposed statute, not yet approved.” (Duhaime) Any citizen in Congress is allowed to introduce a new bill. However, only members in the house can create new bills for funding. Before a bill can become a law, both houses of Congress must pass the bill. Once a bill is introduced, there is a committee for review. The committee decides if the bill is tabled or set aside to work on in future time. The bill will be sent to the entire house for a debate if the committee finds the bill important. If the debate is a success, the bill will be sent to the other house. Then, a committee will work out and differences the two houses of congress have towards the bill. When both houses agree, the speaker of the house and the vice president signs the bill. Then, the bill can be sent to the president. The president has the power to veto a law. The law will then be sent back to congress. If two-thirds of the congress accept the bill, the bill with then become a

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The Three Branches Of Government