Branches of Government
Drew Lamb
Overview
The three branches of government are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. The Executive Branch is ran by the president of the United States. The Executive Branch is the one who enforces the laws that the Legislative Branch made or makes. The Executive Branch is made up the president and vice president.The Legislative Branch is comprised of the Senate and House of Representatives. The third and final branch is the Judicial Branch which includes the Supreme court.
Explanation on Why the Founding Fathers Created the Constitution
The founding fathers felt it was important to have a stronger national government, they also wanted to make it so that so they had a better way to deal with war and war debt, and a stronger constitution as well.
Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch consist of Supreme Court and the nine justices. The nine Justices consist of John G. Roberts, Jr,Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Sandra Day O’Connor (Retired), David H. Souter (Retired), John Paul Stevens (Retired). These people only look at cases the involve an issue with the constitution. This court is the highest ranked court that we have in the Country.
Executive Branch
The administer of the Executive Branch is the president of the United States. The president is also what some people call him the Commander/Chief of armed forces. The vice president is also part of the Executive Branch. He is the one who calls meetings if are needed at the moment
Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch is also known as Congress. The Legislative Branch is broken down into two parts the Congress and the House of Representatives. The legislative Branch is the one who makes thew laws for the United States has to follow.