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SYNTHESIS ESSAY 
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.
Franklin D Roosevelt

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

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        There is no other office on the face of the world that carries with it the massive unchecked power vested into Executive Branch of the United States of America. Brought forth with the ink of our Founding Fathers in a dimly lit room in Philadelphia, it has carried us through Civil War, to the beaches of Normandy, and to the moon. It is because the United States lacks a balance of power amongst the branches, that there is balance and stability in the nation. The Executive Branch of the United States is the most dynamic and powerful branch of the United States and was purposefully designed to wield more power than the other branches of government, hence the Congress should cease in their attempts to undermine the power of the President.
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Executive Branch
Legislative Branch

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

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Manin, B. (1997). The Principles of Representative Government. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Dean, J. W. (2007). Broken Government. New York City, NY: Penguin Group.  
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Quirk, P. (2005). The Legislative Branch. Institutions of American Democracy, 24-48.  
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Hamilton, L. (2004). How Congress Works and Why You Should Care. Indiana University Press, 124-141. 
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ESSAY 
Within the hallowed halls of Washington, upon a hill above the Potomac, echoes the bell of Democracy. The pen of Madison brought forth the birth of a bastion of representative power, a shining light to nations around the world: The Legislative Branch. The United States Congress is the last and only true voice of the people and a reflection of their aspirations. The Legislative Branch was established in order to prevent centralization of power and look after the interests of individual districts, and policy makers should strive to limit partisanship in order to return to the original function of the Branch.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Founded on the principles of equality, fairness, and justice, the Judicial Branch of the United States is the great and final defender of the Constitution. Born to protect and embody the eternal words brought forth nearly two hundred years ago in Philadelphia, so that we, the people, may forever enjoy the sacred liberties entrusted within it. Therefore, the Judicial Branch of the United States must return to ruling strictly based off the Constitution in order to restore its image as the sole impartial branch of government or risk becoming obsolete in the eyes of the public.

JUDICIAL BRANCH

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Ely, J. H. (1980). Democracy and Distrust:
A Theory of Judicial Review. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
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Bobbitt, P. (1982). Constitutional Fate:
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Hall, K., & McGuire, K. (2005). Institutions of American Democracy: The Judicial Branch. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 
Judicial Branch
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