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This 5 page paper discusses the way government works with regard to checks and balances, affirmative action, and who decides what the Constitution means. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Discussion The structure of the government: The U.S. government is divided into three branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial; that is, the President and his Cabinet and staff; the Congress; and
the courts. This structure sharply divides the responsibilities of the branches through a doctrine called the "Separation of Powers" (Mount). In this system, power is shared among the branches of
government but at the same time, "the powers of one branch can be challenged by another branch"-this is known as "checks and balances" (Mount). The three branches have varying
responsibilities. The Legislative branch (Congress) "makes the law ... the Executive branch executes the law ... [and] the Judicial branch interprets the law" (Mount) Each branch affects the others, and
each branch can place "checks" on the others (Mount). For example, the Legislative branch can check the Executive branch by the power of impeachment; because it can override Presidential vetoes;
because the Senate "approves treaties and ambassadors" and because Congress, not the President, has the power to declare war (Mount). The Legislative Branchs checks on the Judicial Branch include the
fact that the Senate approves federal judges and that it can change the size of the Supreme Court (Mount). Finally, because the Legislature is bi-cameral, it has a number of
checks it enacts on itself, including the fact that both houses have to agree before a bill can be passed; also, "Neither house may adjourn for more than three days
without the consent of the other house" (Mount). The Executives checks on the Legislative branch include the Presidents veto power; the fact that the President, not Congress, is commander-in-chief of
the military; and the fact that the Vice President of the United States is President of the Senate (Mount). The Executive Branchs checks on the Judicial Branch include the fact
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