There are three branches to the United States Government, the legislative, judicial and executive branches. Ideally, no branch is more powerful than the other two. They are all supposed to be equal and have certain powers as well as certain checks on powers. I will discuss these branches more in depth in the paragraphs to follow. I will also talk about the United States Constitution, which is the framework of the government.
The Legislative Department.
The Legislative Department consists mostly of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the two parts of Congress. The Senate has 100 members or two per state. The House of Representatives has one representative per 30,000 people in a state, currently 435, not including the one from Washington, D.C., who is not allowed to vote. This is called the "great compromise" because when the laws were first being written the larger states wanted to have a system like the House of representatives and the smaller states wanted an equal voice and liked the Senate system better. Finally, in a compromise, they decided to have both.
Here are some facts on the House of Representatives: House of Representative members are elected to a two-year term; The minimum age to become a member is 25 years; In order to become a member, you must have been a citizen of the United States for seven years; Members must be a resident of the state they are elected by; the House of representatives has the "power of impeachment." This means that the House can vote to put the President of the United States on trial before the Senate. The Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1867. When the Senate finally voted, however, he missed being removed from office by one vote.
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Here are some facts about the Senate: Senators are elected to six-year terms. The minimum age for a senator is 30 years. You must have been a citizen of the United States for nine years. The Senate tries cases of Impeachment.
Government In our modern world there are many forms of government. ... A second type of government is a libertarian government. ... In a conservative society there is no government. ... Lastly a dictatorship is a type of government. ... The U.S. makes up around 1% of the world's types of government and is the only government to show as much prosperity as is seen today. ...
A Just Government In Athens to New York we studied many different governments and many different cultures. ... If a government can not listen to what the majority wants then that government has no right to be in power. ... As time went by we experimented with another government. ... Which is the current government in England. ... This government like some others is still effective in keeping a fair system of government. ...
"These creators of a government of the people feared not only the people's rulers but the people themselves, the people in their number, the people in their passions," they wished to do this with a balance betwixt the people and the government and within the government itself. No one part of the government is given absolute power. ... The protection of the Senate was to ensure a stable government without frequent changes to laws and membership of the government. ... It allows the government to give power and control to the people while also giving the same to the government. ... Yet, ...
Government affects us through the provision of services, regulations, and taxes. Through out the course of my day, government affects me everywhere. ... Water that comes from a government regulated water plant, and that comes to your home in pipes that were put in place by the government. ... There are many ways government affects my life at school. First of all, when I buy lunch government makes me pay taxes on the food. ...
Using their knowledge of government, especially the government of the Romans, John Locke's writings, Montesquieu's theories, and other such resources, they framed their own Constitution and system of government. ... The Articles suggested a government run jointly by the states rather than one central government. ... The Roman Empire was based largely on a republican form of government. ... Instead of having the people vote directly on government matters, the people elect representatives who, in turn, vote on government matters. ... The Founding Fathers also feared the government, or...
Anarchists are based on the belief that there is not any good government, because all governments are evil. My point of view in this paper is that the only thing worse than a bad government, is no government at all. ... Therefore, the solution that they are proposing is much worse compared to a state where government exists, because obviously governments fail to satisfy the needs of every person, but at least they provide security for everyone. ... Anarchists also accuse government that it forces people to pay taxes. ... But, in my opinion, Henry Thoreau gives the best solution how to deal w...
Yet the government has to some extent always been involved in regulating and guiding the U.S. economy. ... In other words the main reason for the government to intervene is to promote efficiency and equity. ... The government regulates and controls private enterprise in many ways in order to ensure that business serves the best interests of the people as a whole. ... In other industries, government sets guidelines to ensure fair competition. The government provides many kinds of help to businesses and individuals. ...
A Just Government In Athens to New York we studied many different governments and many different cultures. ... This government like some others is still effective in keeping a fair system of government. ... A democratic government seems to be the most fair and just government around at this time. ... This government offers the most people oriented government then any other that we have tried. ... But if a government were to have different rules for each group of people then that government would not be a fair government. ...
The constitution placed restrictions on what powers that the government held. It also limited the influence that ordinary people would have over the government. ... The government is limited to how they can pass laws. ... The Bill of Rights provides more conditions that the government has to follow. It creates a balance of how the government and citizens operate within limits. ...
Therefore, government intervention is required for an ethical and financial balance. ... In addition, merit goods are sufficiently provided by the government since they're not produced in adequate quantities by the government, including health care and arts. ... Another aspect of government intervention includes the redistribution of income. ... The government also impacts other aspects based on the performance of the economy. ... The government manages the economy to strive to reach a balance....