it is true that the colonies did try to solve things diplomatically, it wasn’t very sincere. The colonies wrote up the Olive Branch Petition on July 5th, 1775 to stop the fighting, and that they wished to solve this matter diplomatically. However, the following day, they sent over details on why they are fighting against the Crown, which completely undermined the Olive Branch Petition. It’s not surprising the King didn’t accept the petition based off of their heinous claims against him. Another…
into three branches. Article 1 of the constitution is legislative branch and it has the power to make laws, set taxes, declare war, override vetoes, borrow money, print money, and regulate international and national trade. Legislative branch is made up of the senate and the house of representative. Next Article of the constitution is the Executive Branch, in another word the president of the United Stat of America. Executive Branch power consist of ensuring the law are executed, make treaties,…
The executive branch is part of a three branch system that is put in place to preserve the separation of powers. The executive branch is vested in the president of the United States. When Congress enacts laws, the president is in charge of and responsible for the implementation and the enforcement of those law. This branch in particular is the overseer and executes/enforces the law. the president is the head of the government and Commander in Chief. The power if the commander in chief is…
Group #5 Paper 2 What powers do the Constitution give the Judicial Branch? A world without the Judicial Branch of government is a world without set rules. In 1787, the Constitution had created the Judicial Branch, under Article 2 Section 2, to deal with all of the new laws that could be set in place. The Judicial Branch also leads the Supreme Court, the highest court of law in the United States. The Judicial Branch of government receives powers backed up by the U.S. Constitution, has…
Although the Judicial branch is the last branch of government, it is by no means less important than the other two branches of government. This branch is composed of the Supreme Court and the lower federal court system and is in charge of interpreting the law. In the third article of the Constitution, all courts in the Judicial branch have the power to decipher the law, have a Chief Justice who is in charge of making the hard decisions over trials that deal with presidential impeachment, and…
focus on are the executive and legislative branches of the federal government, specifically the President and Congress. The President and Congress function on the Madisonian system of checks and balances which are defined as “a system in which each branch of the government has some power over the others” (Bianco 7). These checks and balances delineate what titles and powers are given to the President, what powers Congress…
“Judiciary is the weakest branch of government." Because it does not have the power to act only to judge. Despite the choice of the judiciary branch the executive branch has the choice to carry the judgments or decisions out. In addition, whereas the constitution clearly defines the powers of the other branches it fails to define the judicial power placing the discretion to determent how the judiciary branch works in the hands of congress. A primary goal of the judiciary branch is to determine…
The United States Government is divided into three parts, the Legislative, the Judicial, and the Executive. Each part, also known as a branch, has a duty, and detailed tasks that make, interpret, and enforce the laws. Two of which have a connection are the Judicial, and Legislative branch. The Legislative Branch, also known as Congress, is made up of two houses, the House Of Representatives and the Senate. It’s primary role in the US Government is to make laws, which are discussed and voted…
president cannot control everything for the country, so that’s where the legislative branch comes in. I believe the legislative branch is the strongest because some of its powers. They write laws, levy tax, confirm Supreme Court justices, decide budgets and carry out impeachment processes and trials. In the idea of checks and balance, the legislative branch always gets the final check. A few examples that make this branch the strongest are, the president can veto a bill but congress can override…
The Legislative Branch is the House of Representatives, and the Senate and is known as congress. This branch of government makes laws under Article 1 of the constitution of the United States. The legislative branch consists of the congress and their duties consist of enacting legislation, confirming or rejecting presidential appointments (vetoes), and finally they have authority to declare war on another country. The congress ins formed by two different sub-branches, the House of…