What Are The Branches Of Government

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Branches of Government Paper In 1787, 55 delegates from 13 states drafted the United States Constitution. The United States Constitution is reputable for being the basic outline in which America models its government. The development of the United States constitution was the intent to establish a federal government for the United States and to delegate to the new federal government certain limited powers (Michelsen, 2008). The new outlining for the federal government by the United States Constitution was to serve the states and the people who live within those states. This paper will examine certain areas of Article I, Article II, and Article III of the United States Constitution. In this examination, areas will be briefly observed regarding…show more content…
The Articles of Confederation was adopted in 1781. After seeing that the Articles of Confederation placed restrictions on and weakened the federal government, many concluded that changes were needed (U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008). Our forefathers devised a plan that would create a democratic government, which would serve the people of the country instead of regulate Americans. The Articles of Confederation was replaced by the United States Constitution. In Article I of the United States Constitution, our forefathers lay fourth a clear view of what implications they have for the distribution of governmental powers. Article I of the Constitution provided that “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.”(U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008) Our forefathers laid the foundation for a stronger United States government by calling for separation of powers. From this calling, the United States Constitution equally distributed power between three different branches. These branches are the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. This system that was outlines in the United States Constitution is known as checks and balances. The checks and balances system was developed to ensure that one branch of…show more content…
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