Monday, May 27, 2019

Separation of Powers in the American Democracy

Separation of powers provides our government with a system of checks and balances, a way to prevent 1 set-back from becoming too powerful. This concept was grand in the creation of our government because it prevented one central government. Our Framers wanted to avoid a government that was run by one person, or one exceedingly powerful group. In order to effectively put their theory to work, they actu eithery separated the powers between for each one branch of government.The three branches of our government consist of the legislative Branch, The decision maker Branch, and the juridic Branch. While each branch does hold some authority over the other two, they are still politically independent of one another. Let me explain further how the separation of powers works.The Legislative Branchs powers include passing all federal laws, the ability to override a death chairs veto, declaring war, enacting taxes, and it can even impeach the president. The Executive Branchs responsibiliti es include veto power over all bills, making treaties, pardon power, and it ensures all laws are carried out. Lastly, the Judicial Branch has the power to try federal cases and it can also rule that laws or executive acts are unconstitutional.As stated earlier, each branch has authorities, or checks over the other two. We know that the Executive Branch has the power to carry out laws. The Legislative and Judicial branches check over the Executive Branch in this manner because even though they are enforcing the laws, the Legislative Branch is the one with the ability to fund the laws and other executive actions, while the Judicial Branch interprets them. And, though the Legislative Branch has the power to impeach the president, a Chief Justice (a member of the Judicial Branch) sits as President of the Senate during this time. Each branch works together to ensure the other is doing what its supposed to be doing.I believe the Framers thought separation of powers was so important becaus e their goal from the ancestor was to establish a government that was unlike any other. Our Framers wanted to make sure that the government they were creating would be able to withstand itself over time. The Framers wanted to manifest they had faith (not much, but a little) in their fellow citizens by giving them the power to vote and make decisions. Giving the power to the people was the aim of our upstart government. By leaving behind countries where dictators ruled the people, and where Kings and Queens passed down authority from generation to generation, our Framers did everything they could to make sure our new government would not become what they disliked so much.Separation of powers preserves the ideas and wants of our Framers, and that is why I believe a system of checks and balances to be so important.Referenceshttp//www.usconstitution.net/consttop_cnb.htmlhttp//americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/a/checks_balances.htmhttp//www.heritage.org/research/reports/200 7/12/what-separation-of-powers-means-for-constitutional-government

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