When the United States first began, the Americans feared their new country turning into a monarchy like Great Britain and in an attempt to stop one leader from becoming too …show more content…
The branches were the Legislative, Executive and Judicial. The Legislative Branch is made up of the house of representatives and the senate. The people who make up this branch are voted in by citizens, state representatives get two years in office while senators get six years. The Legislative Branch creates laws for our country, which is an extremely important task as the purpose of laws is to keep civilians safe and set a standard for citizens. Without the law, anyone could do what they want without consequence which would create an unsafe atmosphere and an undesirable country to live in.
The passage of The Fugitive Slave Act created social change in the United States for African Americans and an