You can be anything in this life that you would like to be, even the President of the United States! Many children have heard or will hear this statement as they grow up to become adults in life. What a very true statement that seems to always end with the highest goal of being the President of the United States. Becoming the President of the United States is often admired and is seen as the most powerful person in America. Many great men and women have tried to secure this top title, but only the “chosen” one, the people’s choice (by the way of the Electoral College) has succeeded. The United States of America has now chosen its 45th president. The peaceful transfer of power was given to President Donald J. Trump by our former President Barack
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This system is the separation of powers, organized through the Constitution. [5] The legislative branch (in charge of making laws), the executive branch (executes and enforces the laws through orders and regulations), and the judicial branch (interprets the statuses and the terms of the laws through the Constitution) each is given the power that is needed to evaluate the authority and operations of the other two branches, reducing the misuse of power. [6] The separation of powers and the checks and balances system are the crucial factors which eliminates the ultimate power from belonging to the president or one single branch of the government. …show more content…
[8] The unique system of checks and balances allows the president the ability to check the legislative branch through its vetoing power, and by requiring them to adjourn or convening. [9] The present also has the ability to check the judiciary branch by appointing Supreme Court judges and Federal court judges along with granting pardons. [10] The legislative branch has the ability to check the president by rejecting treaties negotiated by the president, rejecting appointees to the executive branch, the judicial branch and ambassadors, not granting the approval of funds, vetoing the president’s veto of the legislation (with a two-thirds vote), and the ability to remove the president through impeachment. [11] The legislative branch likewise has the ability to check the judicial branch by rejecting or impeaching federal judges, propositioning constitutional amendment to override judicial decisions and allowing exceptions to the judiciary’s appellate jurisdiction. [12] While the judicial branch also have the ability to check the legislative branch and the president by declaring laws and actions unconstitutional through judicial review.
This system is the separation of powers, organized through the Constitution. [5] The legislative branch (in charge of making laws), the executive branch (executes and enforces the laws through orders and regulations), and the judicial branch (interprets the statuses and the terms of the laws through the Constitution) each is given the power that is needed to evaluate the authority and operations of the other two branches, reducing the misuse of power. [6] The separation of powers and the checks and balances system are the crucial factors which eliminates the ultimate power from belonging to the president or one single branch of the government. …show more content…
[8] The unique system of checks and balances allows the president the ability to check the legislative branch through its vetoing power, and by requiring them to adjourn or convening. [9] The present also has the ability to check the judiciary branch by appointing Supreme Court judges and Federal court judges along with granting pardons. [10] The legislative branch has the ability to check the president by rejecting treaties negotiated by the president, rejecting appointees to the executive branch, the judicial branch and ambassadors, not granting the approval of funds, vetoing the president’s veto of the legislation (with a two-thirds vote), and the ability to remove the president through impeachment. [11] The legislative branch likewise has the ability to check the judicial branch by rejecting or impeaching federal judges, propositioning constitutional amendment to override judicial decisions and allowing exceptions to the judiciary’s appellate jurisdiction. [12] While the judicial branch also have the ability to check the legislative branch and the president by declaring laws and actions unconstitutional through judicial review.