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THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
IN OUR GOVERNMENT NO BRANCH IS MORE IMPORTANT OR POWERFUL
THAN THE OTHER. THEY EACH HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF POWER. THEY ALSO CAN
"CHECK" EACH OTHER.
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE:
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH MAKES THE LAWS. THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH CAN PASS OR VETO THEM. THEN THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES WHETHER THE LAW IS CONSTITUTIONAL OR NOT.
SO IF ONE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT HAD MORE POWER THAN THE OTHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE BALANCED
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE:
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH MAKES THE LAWS. THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH CAN PASS OR VETO THEM. THEN THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES WHETHER THE LAW IS CONSTITUTIONAL OR NOT.
SO IF ONE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT HAD MORE POWER THAN THE OTHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE BALANCED
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH IS THE LAW MAKING BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT IT PROPOSES AND PASSES LAWS.
THERE ARE TWO HOUSES IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THERE ARE TWO SENATORS FOR EACH STATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DEPENDS ON THE POPULATION OF EACH STATE, THERE ARE 435 REPRESENTATIVES.
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH COLLECTS TAXES, REGULATES TRADE, DECLARE WAR, AND RAISE AND SUPPORT ARMIES.
THE TWO SENATORS OF MICHIGAN ARE DEBBIE STABENOW AND CARL LEVIN AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR MY DISTRICT IS SANDY LEVIN
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THERE ARE TWO HOUSES IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THERE ARE TWO SENATORS FOR EACH STATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DEPENDS ON THE POPULATION OF EACH STATE, THERE ARE 435 REPRESENTATIVES.
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH COLLECTS TAXES, REGULATES TRADE, DECLARE WAR, AND RAISE AND SUPPORT ARMIES.
THE TWO SENATORS OF MICHIGAN ARE DEBBIE STABENOW AND CARL LEVIN AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR MY DISTRICT IS SANDY LEVIN
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH ENFORCES LAWS.
THE HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH IS THE PRESIDENT.
HIS POWERS ARE ENFORCING LAWS, COMMANDING THE ARMY, CAN PARDON (FREEDOM FROM PUNISHMENT TO A PERSON CONVICTED OF FEDERAL CRIMES OR FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES), AND HE CONDUCTS RELATIONS WITH DIFFERENT
THE PRESIDENT'S MOST IMPORTANT JOB IS TO ENFORCE LAWS, BECAUSE IF THERE IS NO ONE TO ENFORCE THE LAWS NO ONE WILL FOLLOW THEM
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THE HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH IS THE PRESIDENT.
HIS POWERS ARE ENFORCING LAWS, COMMANDING THE ARMY, CAN PARDON (FREEDOM FROM PUNISHMENT TO A PERSON CONVICTED OF FEDERAL CRIMES OR FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES), AND HE CONDUCTS RELATIONS WITH DIFFERENT
THE PRESIDENT'S MOST IMPORTANT JOB IS TO ENFORCE LAWS, BECAUSE IF THERE IS NO ONE TO ENFORCE THE LAWS NO ONE WILL FOLLOW THEM
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JUDICIAL BRANCH
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH IS MADE UP OF THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM. ITS JOB IS TO INTERPRET THE LAW. THERE ARE THREE LEVELS TO THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM. THE HIGHEST LEVEL IS THE SUPREME COURT, THEN THERE IS THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS, AND THE LOWEST LEVEL IS THE DISTRICT COURTS.
A JUDICIAL REVIEW IS WHEN IS WHEN THE SUPREME COURT REVIEWS LAWS AND DECIDE WHETHER THEY ARE CONSTITUTIONAL OR NOT. THE JUDICIAL REVIEW ALLOWS LAWS TO BE CHANGED. A CASE WHEN A JUDICIAL IS HARPER V. VIRGINIA BOARD OF ELECTION. ANNIE HARPER WAS NOT ALLOWED TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN VIRGINIA BECAUSE SHE WASN'T ABLE TO PAY THE STATE’S POLL TAX. VIRGINIA LAW REQUIRED VOTERS TO PAY $1.50 TAX TO REGISTER, WITH THE MONEY COLLECTED GOING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING. MS. HARPER SUED THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF ELECTIONS, CLAIMING THE POLL TAX VIOLATED HER 14TH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO EQUAL PROTECTION. THE 24TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION ALREADY BANNED POLL TAXES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS, BUT NOT IN STATE ELECTIONS. THE SUPREME COURT DECLARED THE VIRGINIA POLL TAX LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL. BY MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR POOR PEOPLE TO VOTE, THE STATE WAS VIOLATING THE 14TH AMENDMENT GUARANTEE OF EQUAL PROTECTION. VOTING IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT, AND SHOULD REMAIN ACCESSIBLE TO ALL CITIZENS. THE AMOUNT OF WEALTH SOMEONE HAS SHOULD HAVE NO BEARING ON THEIR ABILITY TO VOTE FREELY.
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A JUDICIAL REVIEW IS WHEN IS WHEN THE SUPREME COURT REVIEWS LAWS AND DECIDE WHETHER THEY ARE CONSTITUTIONAL OR NOT. THE JUDICIAL REVIEW ALLOWS LAWS TO BE CHANGED. A CASE WHEN A JUDICIAL IS HARPER V. VIRGINIA BOARD OF ELECTION. ANNIE HARPER WAS NOT ALLOWED TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN VIRGINIA BECAUSE SHE WASN'T ABLE TO PAY THE STATE’S POLL TAX. VIRGINIA LAW REQUIRED VOTERS TO PAY $1.50 TAX TO REGISTER, WITH THE MONEY COLLECTED GOING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING. MS. HARPER SUED THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF ELECTIONS, CLAIMING THE POLL TAX VIOLATED HER 14TH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO EQUAL PROTECTION. THE 24TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION ALREADY BANNED POLL TAXES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS, BUT NOT IN STATE ELECTIONS. THE SUPREME COURT DECLARED THE VIRGINIA POLL TAX LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL. BY MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR POOR PEOPLE TO VOTE, THE STATE WAS VIOLATING THE 14TH AMENDMENT GUARANTEE OF EQUAL PROTECTION. VOTING IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT, AND SHOULD REMAIN ACCESSIBLE TO ALL CITIZENS. THE AMOUNT OF WEALTH SOMEONE HAS SHOULD HAVE NO BEARING ON THEIR ABILITY TO VOTE FREELY.
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THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS MADE UP OF 538 PEOPLE, ONE PERSON FOR EACH SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE.A MAJORITY OF 270 ELECTORAL VOTES IS REQUIRED TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT. THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTERS POSSIBLE ARE 3.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS A VERY USEFUL SYSTEM IT GIVES THE LITTLE STATES MORE VOTING POWER AND LARGER STATES LESS VOTING POWER SO IT EVENS IT OUT,BARELY THOUGH. IT IS ALSO USEFUL BECAUSE IF THERE WAS NO ELECTORAL COLLEGE THAN DURING NATIONAL ELECTIONS THE PARTY THE NORTHEAST VOTES FOR WILL BE THE WINNING ONE BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST POPULATED AREA IN THE U.S
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THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS A VERY USEFUL SYSTEM IT GIVES THE LITTLE STATES MORE VOTING POWER AND LARGER STATES LESS VOTING POWER SO IT EVENS IT OUT,BARELY THOUGH. IT IS ALSO USEFUL BECAUSE IF THERE WAS NO ELECTORAL COLLEGE THAN DURING NATIONAL ELECTIONS THE PARTY THE NORTHEAST VOTES FOR WILL BE THE WINNING ONE BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST POPULATED AREA IN THE U.S
this is what an electoral college map looks like
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