branches of government

when and where did the constitutional convention happen

Philadelphia, 1787

how long did it take to draft the constitution

months

was the new constitution a sure plan

no, there were some important people at the convention, like Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, and madison that helped give it credibility, but 9 out of 13 states still had to agree with it

how many different branches of government are there

3

who were 3 philosophers that helped shape American democracy

john locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean rousseau

what part of the government did Montesquieu influence

the best way of providing insurance against federal corruption of power is to separate the power into 3 roles(branches), legislative, executive, and judicial, they each have a primary role that the other branches do not control, but they also get to check, watch, and block the other 2 branches from corruptive action

legislative branch jobs

make laws, ideas, debate, vote

executive branch jobs

enforce laws, do work, prosecute, pressure

judicial branch jobs

interpret laws, judge, resolve, strike down

what are the 3 different levels of government

federal, state, local

federal government

uSA→USA “federal statute”=federal law/law that applies to every state

state government

the state’s individual governments, each has state statutes, laws that just apply to their state, can counteract federal statutes

local government

governments of towns, cities, counties, and townships, city councils

what part of the government did John Locke influence

Natural rights, life Liberty Pursuit of Happiness

what part of the government did jean rousseau influence

Consent of the people, elections, impeachment

were any of the philosophers living after the American revolution

no

parts of the legislative branch

congress

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house of representatives The senate

parts of the executive branch

president

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vice president Cabinet

parts of the judicial branch

supreme court, other federal courts