The U.S. Constitution The United States federal constitution provides a well structured and delineated system for the separation of powers. This separation of powers refers to the various divisions of the federal administration duties into divergent divisions in order to monitor and regulate the duties and exercises of each division. The separation makes sure that there is no branch with superior responsibilities to the other and that no power concentration is on a particular branch, and also affords for checks and balances. Checks and balances is a system of shared powers brought about by the separation of powers. The separation of powers brings forth three major classifications of the branches as provided for by the Constitution of the federal …show more content…
The executive branch is the arm responsible for appointing the heads of judicial systems in the United States. It makes sure that the state exercises all set legal procedures. The executive branch is composed of the topmost government official and it serves as the commander-in-chief of the military and also has powers to dismiss bills and make international agreements (LaPorta et al., 2003). The third branch is the judiciary. It is composed of federal courts and the Supreme Court and its power is to interpret the government laws to its citizens, has the mandate to reject any unconstitutional law provisions and also to try federal cases that are brought before its institutions. The three branches aforementioned, have been constructed in a manner that forms a mutually dependent relationship needed for their effective operations without any of them exercising more superior responsibilities at the expense of others. There is equivalence in powers in these constitutional divisions they are taken as equal branches with different responsibilities by the government, hence providing a mechanism of checks and balances (LaPorta et al.,