What Are The Three Branches Of Government

An evil king who rules his country's people badly, how did we avoid that problem. In the United states we don't have a king because we don't believe in a King. During the American Revolution in 1765- 1783, it was conflict between America and Great Britain. It leaded to the Declaration of Independence in July 4, 1778. The 13 colonies wanted independence because they felt that the colonists were being treated wrong. The 13 colonies made the Articles of Confederation in November 15, 1777, that was their new government. The new government had some issues that led to the 13 colonies having all the power so they thought of making a new one, and avoiding Tyranny. A man named James Madison who wrote the federalist paper and who took part to write the constitution. He took part in many of the new government actions. The Constitution guarded against tyranny because of the 3 main branches, having the branches check each other, and because of Small states vs. Big states. …show more content…
There are three branches of government; the legislative, the executive, and the judicial branch. They have equal amount of power and each branch is different. Written in the Federalist paper #47, ¨great departments of power should be separate and distinct¨(Madison). The powers are divided into three and also each power have different jobs. The Legislative branch makes laws, the Executive branch enforces laws, and the Judicial branch interprets the laws. It a way that the power doesn't end up into one person who abuses it. The branches are each be shown with prove of the federalist paper, that each have their equal power. Madison also believes in a equal government so he himself made the powers equally and have other people's ideas in his government. He uses the federalist paper to prove and really explain each branch and what is their job. It's to show the people in depth of the