They feared a strong executive that could operate as an authoritarian government
The founding fathers intended the legislative branch, specifically Congress, to be the dominant branch of government. They believed that because Congress represents the will of the people through elected representatives, it should hold significant power in shaping laws and policies. This intention is reflected in the Constitution, which grants Congress extensive powers, including the ability to tax, regulate commerce, and declare war. However, the system of checks and balances was also designed to prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful.
The Founding Fathers determined the United States government would consist of three branches at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. The branches and their powers are described in the first three Articles of the US Constitution.
it is by checking
In the United States, the legislative branch is the only branch of government that can declare war. The legislative branch is represented by the Congress.
there was no legislative branch back then
The legislative branch was established by Article I of the Constitution, the Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form the United States Congress.
House of representatives
The founding fathers intended the legislative branch, specifically Congress, to be the dominant branch of government. They believed that because Congress represents the will of the people through elected representatives, it should hold significant power in shaping laws and policies. This intention is reflected in the Constitution, which grants Congress extensive powers, including the ability to tax, regulate commerce, and declare war. However, the system of checks and balances was also designed to prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful.
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.
They wanted all of them equal, and they did that with a system of checks and balances
The system of checks and balances within the government keeps one branch from gaining power over another, thus reducing the risk that anyone branch (presidential/ legislative/ judicial) could gain power and create a dictatorship.
Our founding fathers did not want one branch of the government to become too powerful. They developed 3 branches of government. executive, legislative, and judicial, and gave each specific powers. The legislative makes (enacts) the laws. The executive branch enforces the laws. The judicial branch interprets the laws.
The Legislative branch (Congress).
The Legislative Branch(:
The Founding Fathers determined the United States government would consist of three branches at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. The branches and their powers are described in the first three Articles of the US Constitution.
The legislative branch
the legislative branch makes all the national laws