How Do Separations of Powers Make the Government Work?
Government in the United States The people who wrote the US Constitution were concerned about one branch of the government gaining enough power to govern with absolute authority. Thus, the Constitution was written with separation of powers and checks and balances. Separation of Powers The Constitution separates the power of governing into three branches, the legislative, executive, and judicial. The Legislative Branch The legislative branch is made up of two houses, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Together they are known as Congress, and Article 1 of the Constitution gives them the power to make laws. The House and the Senate are equal in power, and laws cannot be made without both agreeing about the way the law is written. The Executive Branch The executive branch consists of the president, vice president, executive departments, the military, embassies, and missions. Article 2 of the Constitution gives the executive branch the power to carry out the laws of the United Sta
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