The Three Branches of Government When people think of the three branches of our government, they might think, “yeah, they help the president make rules for the United States.” But, that isn’t true. Each branch has its own job that they need to do, and rules they need to make and follow. But, what would be the impact on our country and government if all three branches were combined into one? We could just jump right in and say that it would be absolute chaos and be done with it, but I don’t think that is the right way to go. Before we discuss all three branches as a whole, let’s talk about how these branches came to be. The Founding Fathers
Our country has had two main types of government. We’ve had the Articles of Confederation, and the three …show more content…
We, as United States citizens, would have a lot more freedom, and we most likely would not have to pay as much money in taxes as we do now. Also, with the three branches of government that we use today, the power is too spread out and there is room for confusion because of how many people there are in each branch. For example, if someone didn’t know the job at hand was their responsibility, there could be a delay in the time it takes to complete the job. If we had only one branch, I doubt that this would happen because the power would be more concentrated into one place and there could be more communication between people. Additionally, if you are from a small state and you only have one or two representatives, there is a chance that your congressmen/women won’t have the same political beliefs or ideas that you …show more content…
Who would prep our troops and send them overseas? Who would decide who does what job? Everything in our lives would completely change, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t want that to happen. To some people, it may seem kind of nice to have the power all in one place, but, is it really worth replacing our united country for a chaotic one? No, it’s not. Also, there would be no need for a separation of powers. The separation of powers pretty much supports and helps to more enforce the system of checks and balances. The separation of powers is needed to prevent abuse of power, to provide balance in the government, to limit and expose corruption, and to ease the management of the country. If we didn’t have the separation of powers because there is only one branch, people in the government would try to overrule the other people and then our government would not be sturdy. According to whyguides.com, “The history of Europe from the 14th to 17th centuries is replete with stories of monarchs who abused power. The 20th century is filled with examples too, not the least of which are Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin. Under their reign, millions of people died.” So, if our three branches combined into one, people would most likely try to abuse the power because there would be no separation of them. I would much rather have a country where we follow rules, vote for presidents, and stay organized over having a country where we have a lot more free-will but
Our country has had two main types of government. We’ve had the Articles of Confederation, and the three …show more content…
We, as United States citizens, would have a lot more freedom, and we most likely would not have to pay as much money in taxes as we do now. Also, with the three branches of government that we use today, the power is too spread out and there is room for confusion because of how many people there are in each branch. For example, if someone didn’t know the job at hand was their responsibility, there could be a delay in the time it takes to complete the job. If we had only one branch, I doubt that this would happen because the power would be more concentrated into one place and there could be more communication between people. Additionally, if you are from a small state and you only have one or two representatives, there is a chance that your congressmen/women won’t have the same political beliefs or ideas that you …show more content…
Who would prep our troops and send them overseas? Who would decide who does what job? Everything in our lives would completely change, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t want that to happen. To some people, it may seem kind of nice to have the power all in one place, but, is it really worth replacing our united country for a chaotic one? No, it’s not. Also, there would be no need for a separation of powers. The separation of powers pretty much supports and helps to more enforce the system of checks and balances. The separation of powers is needed to prevent abuse of power, to provide balance in the government, to limit and expose corruption, and to ease the management of the country. If we didn’t have the separation of powers because there is only one branch, people in the government would try to overrule the other people and then our government would not be sturdy. According to whyguides.com, “The history of Europe from the 14th to 17th centuries is replete with stories of monarchs who abused power. The 20th century is filled with examples too, not the least of which are Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin. Under their reign, millions of people died.” So, if our three branches combined into one, people would most likely try to abuse the power because there would be no separation of them. I would much rather have a country where we follow rules, vote for presidents, and stay organized over having a country where we have a lot more free-will but