Checks And Balances: The Differences Between The Executive Branch And Congress

When the United States gained their independence, the founders wanted the government to work successfully. As a result, the creators decided to separate the powers of Congress, the Executive, and the Courts and make them equally share power. The framers knew that although dividing the powers of these three branches would not be ideally, they decided to formalize the checks and balances. They originated a system of checks and balances to limit each branch of government from performing the functions and obligations of the other arms of government. In other words, the checks and balances help maintain each branch with limited power, it does not allow one branch to be more superior than the other. Over the years, the system has been under intense review by different scholars, and the public. It is obvious that the system has repeatedly failed to be able to

President Trump with his executive orders regarding immigration has caused controversy. The decision by the president of banning immigrants from this country has faced a lot of protest from the administration who insist that the President is overstepping his authorization as this is a decision that should have gone through Congress. It has been evident that there’s many differences between the Executive branch and Congress. President Trump may have his parties’ approval but also has the disapproval of other parties which has intensified because different political parties have distinct stand points and want to represent the various class of people in the community. Furthermore, the United States government has failed in its essential responsibility of governing the people due to the development of the partisan ideologies which have hugely divided the nation. Overall, it has been difficult for the government to achieve its primary objective and this is explicitly highlighted by the recent federal government