Edith Salcedo
Professor Zitko
Political Science 120
July 27, 2016
Separation of government by the framers
To this day, the United States continues to use the government structure established by The Framers of the Constitution. Their main intention was towards equally distributing all powers of government, so that one branch wouldn’t hold too much power on its own. Also, with checks and balances, the government limits the power that each branch holds. Checks and balances also allow Congress to enact laws, yet the president has the power to veto laws. (Bardes, Shelley, Schmidt). Furthermore, the Framers of The Constitution decided to divide the government into the three branches known as legislative, executive and judicial branches (Davidson). …show more content…
Amongst the three branches of government, Congress creates laws, the president enforces them, and the Supreme Court helps interpret laws. One of the three branches of government is known as legislative branch. As Roger Davidson states in article United States, Government of the “Congress creates, abolishes, and changes federal laws, which govern the nation.” Congress consists of two chambers, Senate and the House of Representatives. As you can imagine, both chambers have the same amount of power. Making laws is the main job of Congress. During each two-year Congress, senators and representatives introduce up to 10,000 bills. In that period, Congress passes, and the president signs into law, about 600 bills (Davidson). Congress does more than making laws; it investigates the actions of the executive branch and makes sure the laws are carried out. The executive branch creates and enforces regulations based on the laws (Davidson). The president leads the executive branch so that fifteen executive departments and dozens of other agencies handle the daily work of administering federal laws and programs. The Executive Office of the President consists of a number of staff agencies that provide the president with information, ideas, and advice on many issues. The Office of Management and Budget agency, knows as OMB, helps plan the federal budget (Davidson). The Executive departments and agencies carry out laws and create and enforce detailed regulations based on laws. On the other side Congress creates departments and agencies to deal with specific troubles, this controls the basic structure and authority of each. Presidents cannot create, eliminate, or reorganize departments or agencies without the approval of Congress (Davidson). The last branch of the government is known as judicial. The judicial branch interprets the nation's laws. It is made up of a system
Professor Zitko
Political Science 120
July 27, 2016
Separation of government by the framers
To this day, the United States continues to use the government structure established by The Framers of the Constitution. Their main intention was towards equally distributing all powers of government, so that one branch wouldn’t hold too much power on its own. Also, with checks and balances, the government limits the power that each branch holds. Checks and balances also allow Congress to enact laws, yet the president has the power to veto laws. (Bardes, Shelley, Schmidt). Furthermore, the Framers of The Constitution decided to divide the government into the three branches known as legislative, executive and judicial branches (Davidson). …show more content…
Amongst the three branches of government, Congress creates laws, the president enforces them, and the Supreme Court helps interpret laws. One of the three branches of government is known as legislative branch. As Roger Davidson states in article United States, Government of the “Congress creates, abolishes, and changes federal laws, which govern the nation.” Congress consists of two chambers, Senate and the House of Representatives. As you can imagine, both chambers have the same amount of power. Making laws is the main job of Congress. During each two-year Congress, senators and representatives introduce up to 10,000 bills. In that period, Congress passes, and the president signs into law, about 600 bills (Davidson). Congress does more than making laws; it investigates the actions of the executive branch and makes sure the laws are carried out. The executive branch creates and enforces regulations based on the laws (Davidson). The president leads the executive branch so that fifteen executive departments and dozens of other agencies handle the daily work of administering federal laws and programs. The Executive Office of the President consists of a number of staff agencies that provide the president with information, ideas, and advice on many issues. The Office of Management and Budget agency, knows as OMB, helps plan the federal budget (Davidson). The Executive departments and agencies carry out laws and create and enforce detailed regulations based on laws. On the other side Congress creates departments and agencies to deal with specific troubles, this controls the basic structure and authority of each. Presidents cannot create, eliminate, or reorganize departments or agencies without the approval of Congress (Davidson). The last branch of the government is known as judicial. The judicial branch interprets the nation's laws. It is made up of a system