Why do you have 3 branches of government in the US?

Answer 1

Executive, legislative and judicial.

to maintain a balance of power between the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government
There are 3 branches in the United States government (Legislative, Executive and Judicial) because that is how the constitution set it up. The reasoning behind this is a separation of powers. The same people who write a suggested law (a bill) cannot make it a Law, or Judge the constitutionality of that law and vice verse, people who judge the law cannot write it, etc... There is also the concept of Checks and balances here as well. No one branch is supreme over the others, and generally the three branches stay out of each others business. The President cannot tell the Supreme Court how to rule, or tell the congress what law to write, and the Congress cannot tell the president how to execute the laws, etc...

Answer 2

The three branches of government (Judicial, Legislative and Executive) each have a different job. They are separated into branches so they can check eachother, making sure none of the three have too much power; thus creating checks and balances.

Answer 3

It is an easy way to control the government because each branch knows what they are supposed to do and the burden of responsibilities is not on just one group. Along the same lines, the three branches help to insure that no branch, and no individual person, can get too powerful. For example no president, however powerful or brilliant, could take powers that he/she is not given in the Constitution. The framers were keenly aware of the kind of government they did not want-- a monarchy. Yes, there are problems with the structure they devised for us, but all things considered it has served us very well indeed.

You should never offer this to your teachers as a formal response to governmental questions, but in a very real sense our government has four branches and not just three. The People, as embodied by the sovereignty of each of the states, really are the ultimate civil authority in the US. The People give powers to the government, and they reserve to themselves any powers not specifically given. It is NOT the government that 'gives' certain rights or powers to the states. Also, it is The People and The People alone, without permission of or required collaboration with any government, that have the authority to amend the Constitution. And no individual or branch of government can veto any change made to the Constitution by The People.

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Answer 4

There are 3 main branches because by separating government into branches, each branch can be checked and balanced by others.

Answer 5

There are three branches of our gov't.Those are:Judicial Branch,Executive Branch and Legislative Branch.

Answer 6

It to preserve the balance of power between the judicial, administration, and congress

Answer 7

We have three branches so that the power will be separated which will make sure no one person or branch can be more powerful.