USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does the Constitution separate the powers of the federal government?
A
Into 50 states
B
Into seven main principles
C
Into 10 amendments
D
Into three coequal branches
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alvarez. The U.S. Constitution establishes three separate but equal branches of government: the legislative branch (makes the law), the executive branch (enforces the law), and the judicial branch (interprets the law).

Detailed explanation-2: -Legislative-Makes laws (Congress, comprised of the House of Representatives and Senate) Executive-Carries out laws (president, vice president, Cabinet, most federal agencies) Judicial-Evaluates laws (Supreme Court and other courts)

Detailed explanation-3: -Separation of Powers in the United States is associated with the Checks and Balances system. The Checks and Balances system provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

Detailed explanation-4: -The President has the power to veto a bill sent from Congress, which would stop it from becoming a law. Congress has the power to impeach Supreme Court Judges or Presidents. The Supreme Court has the power to overturn a law that they believe is unconstitutional.

Detailed explanation-5: -Under this rule the state is divided into three different branches-legislative, executive and judiciary each having different independent power and responsibility on them so that one branch may not interfere with the working of the others two branches.

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