While creating our government, the United States’ founding fathers created a democratic republic that relies on the people of America along with electoral colleges to vote for the leaders and representatives that create new laws, get rid of some laws, and enforce the laws. Our government is split into three separate branches that have separate responsibilities and help control and balance each other so that no one group has too much power. These three branches are the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branch. They work together to govern and protect our country.
The Legislative branch creates the national laws, confirms or rejects a President, and has the ability to declare war on another country. The legislative branch is made up of 2 bodies of government called the House of Representatives and the Senate. Both these bodies together are called Congress, Congress works together to make laws for our country. The House of Representatives consists of 435 members from all 50 states. The number of …show more content…
There are currently 9 Supreme Court Justices serving that oversee the major cases in America. They are chosen by the President and serve until either; death, retirement or impeachment. If there is no proof of harm then they do not try the case. There must be solid evidence and an important case for it to be heard by the Supreme Court. The federal courts interpret the law and the Constitution and make rulings accordingly. Once a ruling is made by the Supreme Court there is no one besides them that can reverse that ruling. The Supreme Court usually doesn’t truly hold trials, they interpret the law and decide how it should be applied then a lower court holds the trial and decides the outcome based on what the Supreme Court says. In other words, the Supreme Court is in charge and tells the lower courts what to do and how to do it, then the lower courts apply what the Supreme Court
The Legislative branch creates the national laws, confirms or rejects a President, and has the ability to declare war on another country. The legislative branch is made up of 2 bodies of government called the House of Representatives and the Senate. Both these bodies together are called Congress, Congress works together to make laws for our country. The House of Representatives consists of 435 members from all 50 states. The number of …show more content…
There are currently 9 Supreme Court Justices serving that oversee the major cases in America. They are chosen by the President and serve until either; death, retirement or impeachment. If there is no proof of harm then they do not try the case. There must be solid evidence and an important case for it to be heard by the Supreme Court. The federal courts interpret the law and the Constitution and make rulings accordingly. Once a ruling is made by the Supreme Court there is no one besides them that can reverse that ruling. The Supreme Court usually doesn’t truly hold trials, they interpret the law and decide how it should be applied then a lower court holds the trial and decides the outcome based on what the Supreme Court says. In other words, the Supreme Court is in charge and tells the lower courts what to do and how to do it, then the lower courts apply what the Supreme Court