Legislative Vs. Executive Branch

In principle, the U.S. is a democratic republic, they govern themselves by choosing their leaders by secret ballot, and these leaders in turn make the rules. Americans started "governing themselves" as a nation on July 4th, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia by representatives of the thirteen British colonies in North America. That loose union of the states was replaced by the Constitution of the U.S. in 1789. This document (amended 26 times) is still the political foundation of the U.S. Being based on a written constitution, the U.S. government is committed in principle to the rule of law. To guarantee the rights of free speech, a free press, freedom of religion etc. There are three levels of government in the U.S. Local government (city/county), state government, and federal government. Here I will pay most attention to the federal government.

On September 17, 1787 39 delegates including names such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison, signed the Constitution of the United States. Creating a new life style for the people of that time. Among the delegates most important issues were how much power to actually allow the cent

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Approximate Word count = 1531
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)