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Why did framers want to protect the judicial branch from political influence?
The Founding Fathers wanted to keep political pressure away from the Judicial Branch in order maintain the system of checks and balances. The system of government would only work if the judiciary was free from Legislative and Executive influence.
What is the Executive Branch of government?
The Executive Branch of US Government is comprised of the President, the Cabinet, and departments under the Cabinet members.The US government was designed to have three branches, providing a system of checks and balances that was supposed to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful. The President is in the Executive branch. Congress (the House and the Senate) comprises the Legislative branch. And the Supreme Court is the Judicial branch.
Is it true that system of checks and balances ensures that the Judicial and legislative branches are always in agreement with the executive branch?
No, this is not true. "Checks and balances" is referring to three separate but equal powers that keep each other from becoming too powerful or from oversteping their boundries. With only one branch of government there would be no one to control it. Three branches keep each other in check and keep the power balanced.
Which branch of government has the responsibility to keep the lawmaking branch and public informed as to the state of the union?
executive branch
What are the checks of the judicial branch?
The judiciary can be checked by self-imposed limits, presidential appointments, executive enforcement, congressional powers, and federalism. However, the judiciary is still the most powerful branch of government. None, once they become justices -- the senate confirms you as a justice. The only "checks" they have is themselves and the other justices. Some purests would say the Constitution -- but the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution. It is actually the best branch of government (in my opinion). You are appointed for life and no one can make you leave. In theory, the Judiciary only acts at the request of the Executive Branch or The People when someone is charged with a crime and they decide if the law in question is Constitutional or not. The ultimate check on the Judiciary is the Legislature's ability, with approval of 3/4 of the states, to ammend the Constitution. Unfortunately, this option has seldom been applied.
