Essay On Branches Of Government

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Each branch of government can check the other branches of government through their powers over each other. Each branch has a certain power over each other, which can overturn one branches ideas, this gives each branch the same amount of power. For instance, the Executive branch can veto congressional legislation, the Legislative branch can pass laws over the veto, but those laws must be approved by the Judicial branch. The branches of government check each other through powers which can give and take away power. For instance, the Legislative branch can take away both the Executive and Judicial branch funding, for certain reasons. The Executive branch can veto laws by the Legislative branch, can appoint judges for the Judicial branch. The …show more content…
The Article of Confederation didn’t have any executive leaders, but for the most part, it didn’t give enough power to the government. Without a leader, there was no control or law, the only way to approve of any legislation was to get nine out of thirteen of the state votes, which didn’t always work. There is a better reason why the Articles of Confederation failed, the government was too limited. With a limited government, the Congress didn’t have enough power to enforce any law which gave too much power to the states. With the states having too much power, and Congress not having enough, there were no taxes or interstate commerce. No interstate commerce means that each state had its own laws and currency, so the states were basically divided. With the government being too limited there was no control which made the United States out of control and no order. Natural rights are the rights that everyone is born with, for instance the right to live and be happy or “to alter and abolish” a government. These rights are given to everyone no matter where they are born, raised, or their beliefs. Natural rights were believed to be the central purpose of the government, according to the