Alina Ramos
Mrs. Heyl
US Government Honors
2 December 2014
Supreme Court Case: Wisconsin vs. Yoder
The United States Founding Fathers built this country, the United States, around three branches of federal government: Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branch. All three of these branches contain equally amount of power. Also these branches are granted the power to keep the other branches from gaining too much power. The Executive Branch has the power to veto a bill, while the Legislative Branch has the power override the veto. But some will say that the checks and balances that the Judicial Branch has are most important checks and balances of all three branches.
The Judicial Branch is made up of all the court systems in the United Sates (lower and federal courts). The highest court is the United States Supreme Court; their mission “to enforce the Constitution and the laws of the United States and to resolve legal questions that arise over how these laws are to be interpreted.” (Savage 981) How does the US Supreme Court do this? By taking great “legal questions of the day” (Savage 982) or case and making a decision. But the US Supreme Court is very picky on what case to take. They only take cases that involve with the federal law; state law stays within the state courts. The US Supreme Court only chose cases that have already been heard by all the lower courts. The side that was against can ask for the US Supreme Court to appeal the case by creating a cert
The framers of the Constitution created a system that divides the power and prevents one of the three branches of government from obtaining too much control over the other branches. This system is called check and balances. This ensures that the branches must work together in order to complete the important work of the American government. The three branches of the United States government are the Legislative branch, the Executive branch, and the Judicial branch. All three of the branches have their own responsibilities, however, because of the checks and balance system, they can be put back into check if one branch begins to become more powerful than another.
When the Framers were writing the constitution which they knew would govern the United States of America to the country it is today, they were pretty clear that they didn’t want any of the three branches of government to become corrupted or overpowered. To keep the balance of power uncorrupted, the Framers decided to give each branch of government, Executive, Legislative, and Judicial, power to keep each other in check, with a system of checks and balances. Each branch of government has many of these powers, but within the vast writings of the constitution, each branch has one which is key to keeping the United States a stable nation. The executive branch of government, which houses the president, has the power to veto, or reject, laws passed
These three branches of government include the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch which all have separate powers. While the Legislative Branch has the power to make laws, the Executive Branch has the power to put the laws into action. The Judicial Branch meanwhile is made up of courts which interpret the laws and apply them in cases brought before them. Although these branches have their own powers, they are also able to prevent the other branches from having excessive power through what is known as checks and balances. As Madison writes in “Federalist Paper #51” (Document C), “The constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that they may be a check on the other… the three branches should not be so far separated as to have no constitutional control over each other.” Each branch has a different method of keeping the other branches in check. While the Executive Branch can manage the laws made by the Legislative Branch by vetoing Congressional legislation, the Legislative Branch can override a President’s veto and additionally impeach the president. The Legislative Branch can also impeach judges and remove them from office in the Judicial Branch, which can in turn declare laws made by the Legislative Branch as unconstitutional. The Executive Branch can control the Judicial Branch by nominating
The framers of The Constitution used the principle of separation of powers from the works of Baron de Montesquieu to separate the government into three branches. These said branches would have power over their own functions, but the branches would also have the power to keep each other from getting to powerful through the system of checks and balances. For example, the legislative branch has the power to enact laws, and appropriate the funds necessary to run the government. While these powers are reserved to the legislative branch the executive branch and the judicial branch both have
The constitution of the United States divides the federal government into three branches to make sure no individual or group will have too much power. They are the Executive (President and about 5,000,000 workers), Legislative (Senate and House of Representatives), and Judicial (Supreme Court and lower courts). These ensure the government is effective and citizens’ rights are protected, each branch has their own power and responsibilities, including working with the other branches. The executive power enforces the law while the legislative power makes new laws and amends existing laws. Judicial power has the authority to review the constitutionality of laws.
These three branches are the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judiciary Branch. The Legislative Branch is the congress it can move or develop the law, collect taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce with foreign countries and among the states, establish post offices, and declare war and raise and support and Army or Navy. The second branch is the Executive Branch. The Executive Branch is the President. The President can chose to pass or veto a law made by congress, however the President can not make a law, and if he does he will be impeached. The Executive Branch can make treaties with foreign nations and act as an commander in chief of the armed forces and the point certain important government officials. The third and last branch is the Judiciary Branch. The Judiciary Branch is the National Court System, or the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court can overrule states laws or congress laws that violate the constitution, and decide disputes between the national government and state or a citizen. With these three branches the system of the separation of powers was
The United States Federal system of government has 3 branches that each have different functions when it comes to governing the people within the country. The Legislative, Judicial and Executive branches of government are all powerful, just at different times and in different situations. Checks and Balances were created and implemented so that each branch cannot have too much power.
The U.S Constitution prevents the abuse of power by dividing the federal government into three branches. Each branch has their own assigned responsibilities and has authority to limit the power of other branches. This is done through a system of checks and balances, all of which are crucial in maintaining the balance of power within the U.S government. One of the most important checks and balances occurs between the legislative and executive branches of government. It works so that the President can veto any laws created by Congress, but Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote. This check and balance is extremely important in fulfilling the goals of
During the creation of the Constitution the Founding fathers then divided the powers among three different branches of government. The three branches of government are legislative, executive, and judicial. They separated branches and made them different from each other but also equal, not allowing any branch to have more power than the other. The Founding Fathers of the branches realized that in order to give the people the kind of government that they were trying to put together; they knew they needed to put a system where each branch can take responsibilities for its own decisions. Therefore, this is how the checks and balances system occurred. This is how each branch works by itself, each of them has a specific responsibility. However, each
According to the constitution of the United States the federal government is divided up into three branches to ensure an equal and balanced government and to make sure that no one or branch of government has too much power. The three branches are the legislative branch, executive branch, and the judicial branch. Each branch serves different purposes in the United States federal government and each branch is made up of different federal government employees. For example, the legislative branch make the laws. The legislative branch has the power to impeach the U.S. President and declare war. The legislative branch is made up of U.S. Congress which include the Senate and House of Representatives. Then there’s the executive branch which carry
One of the most significant features of the constitution is the separation of governmental powers into three branches. These three main branches are the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. These branches check and balance each other and establish positions of power among government officials. Checks and balances enable different
There are three branches of the federal government, the executive, the judicial, and the legislative. The executive branch consists of such people as the president, the cabinet, and the executive offices of the president. The executive branch is known for enforcing laws created by the legislative branch. The judicial branch entails the United States Supreme Court and the Federal Judiciary. The judicial branch must review the laws the executive branch is to enforce. There is also the legislative branch. This branch contains the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, and the Library of Congress. Laws are created through the legislative branch.
Established in Article III of the United States Constitution, The U.S. Supreme Court is the only federal branch that is comprised of non-elected members. The President with the advice and consent of Congress appoints Justices. The court adjudicates cases that arise through U.S. Constitutional issues U.S. laws and treaties, interstate cases and cases where a state itself or the U.S. is a party in the case. The Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction. That is, the court hears cases that originated in the Court itself and cases that have passed through other, lower federal courts with one party finding reasons to appeal. The court interprets the Constitution as it applies to a case, and it attempts to make a decision that most benefits the society of the time. This interpretation stands as the law until the court itself reverses it and deems it unconstitutional. The court has immense power and influence on the country and public policy. Consequently, the justices that make up the court, as individuals, heavily influence public policy. The court has seen as little as six and as many as ten justices serving at one time, including a Chief Justice. Often viewed as the embodiment of the court, the Chief Justice 's personality, judicial outlook and intellect can mold the courts image in public opinion and set the tone for what decisions are made and how.
Ashlegh Breiner The United States government is broken down into three branches they are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. The two that is most often discussed is the Executive branch (President and those work for him in the White House) and the Legislative (House and Senate). Both of these branches of government are responsible for separate powers; the Legislative branch is responsible for enacting the laws of the state and appropriating the money necessary for operating the government while the Executive branch is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted and funded by the Legislative branch (NCSL). The government was set up to have a system of checks and balances so that one branch of government was not more powerful than the other. However, a lot has changed in our government since it was set up in the 1700’s and would lead many to believe that the balance of powers have shifted giving one branch more power than the other.
The 3 Branches of the Government were put in place to establish a separation of powers so that no one branch has any powers over the other. In the United States, we have the executive branch, judicial branch, and the legislative branch. The legislative branch makes laws. For example, laws are written, discussed and voted on in the Congress. The Judicial Branch is in charge of deciding what the laws mean and if the laws are breaking the rules of the Constitution. In the Executive branch, the President is the head of the federal government. For example, he is in charge to make sure that the laws are enforced and that everyone is obeying them.