Essay: The Separation of Powers
Between
the Legislative and Executive Branch
Introduction:
Identify some of the problems of the separation of powers between the
legislative and executive branch and identify some of the ways the separation of
powers has been maintained.
Role of Congress:
What is its constitutional role as proposed by the framers and what has
the role evolved into in the current time period?
Role President:
What is its constitutional role as proposed by the framers and what has the role
evolved into in the current time period?
Power of the Modern
President: is it Good or Bad? (Compare
to the period of time when Legislative Branch dominated in the gilded age)
Conclusion:
The natural conflict between the executive and legislative branch (and
within the legislative branch itself) creates deliberateness in the decision
making process. Comment on this: is
it a positive or a negative, to what extent is it what the framers intended, is
there ways to speed up the process without marginalizing minority views?
Issues to
Consider:
Veto Power
Power of
Committees
Impoundment
of Funds
War Powers of
President
Impeachment
Power
Constituency