Branches of Government

Branches of Government

Angelia Kelley

Christina Miller

David Neal

Eden Hesse

Keri Cox

University of Phoenix

HID/301

Mr. Bearden

Team A Week 2 Paper

Branches of Government

Introduction

The United States of America’s Constitution was written by our forefathers to help us form the government that our country controlled by today. There are three branches of government which are controlled by checks and balances to keep each from overpowering one another. The Constitution is also in place to protect our government and is key in the national security of our country.

Three Branches of the Government

The American government consists of three branches, The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches. The separation of powers is in place to limit each of them from practicing the essential roles of the others ("National Conference of State Legislatures", 2014.).

The first branch is the Legislative branch; it is accountable for passing the laws of the state and appropriating the money necessary to operate the government ("National Conference of State Legislatures," 2014.). The Legislative branch is Congress; Congress is a combination of the House and the Senate; Congress passes and makes laws, and the House and Senate work together. Congress consists of 100 senators, two for each of the 50 states. Each state has representatives, and the state's population determines the number. To date there are 435 members of the House ("About News, Us Government," 2014.). Only Congress is permitted Declare War. The second branch is the Executive branch; this branch is responsible for executing and managing the public policy passed and backed by the legislative branch ("National Conference of State Legislatures," 2014.). The Executive branch consists of The President, The Vice President and 15 Cabinet-level departments such as State, Defense, Interior, Transportation and Education. The executive branch has the power to approve or veto laws ("About News, Us Government,"...