I have this topic as a US Government assignment. I think each branch is equal, but I'd like to see what everyone else thinks and why.
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The system would be broken if there was no balance. No one branch is stronger than the other.
I no expert on the current US political climate, but it all depends on various circumstances.I have this topic as a US Government assignment. I think each branch is equal, but I'd like to see what everyone else thinks and why.
I no expert on the current US political climate, but it all depends on various circumstances.
If the house of representatives and senate both have a majority of members from one political party and the court of last resort is similarly made up of a majority of judges with similar political leanings, then the Executive would be the more powerful because they could force more policies through and have the courts rule in their favour.
If the house of representatives and senate is made up of a majority of members of the political party in opposition to the President, then the Legislative would be more powerful because it could block everything the President tries to put through (eg. raising the debt ceiling debacle).
And in terms of the Judiciary, you have to look at all the judges and their past judgements and how they're formulated both politically and morally so you can see if there's a majority to any sort of faction. Whether they have strict interpretations or wide interpretations. Courts of last resort that have judges that make wide interpretations are generally more powerful than those that make strict interpretations.
These are all things you'll have to look into for yourself.
Hope it helps.
It's the exact same system we have in Australia aside from the fact that we don't have a President and the Prime Minister isn't elected separately from the House of Reps.Wow, you sure know a lot for someone who's not American.
That's what they like you to think but it's really not the case. In a perfect world the system would work but but power brokers and lobbyists throw a lot of spanners into the works.Essentially, no branch in the US gov't is more powerful than the other. The US uses a system of checks and balances to prevent an abuse of power from a certain branch.