https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu Creating an Executive Branch en-us 2018-09-05 15:59:53 UTC 2026-01-11 13:05:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png bread19 https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278062077 During the Philadelphia Convention the Framers argued with each other over what they should should do in regards to creating a head of state. During this people believed that there should be multiple heads of state each constituting different aspects of the government such as military, economics, and diplomacy. Meanwhile others believed in a single head of state. However the problem is that the former believed that doing so would give the head of state too much power, so as a compromise two things were done. The first thing done was the head of state had to for the most part be directly elected by the people through an institution called the electoral college, and secondly the head of state's power would be very limited to prevent the creation of a tyrant.]]> 2018-09-05 16:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278062077 taash19 https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278063770 The Constitution limited the government by separating it's power into three branches. ]]> 2018-09-05 16:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278063770 bread19 https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278063776 The Electoral College's sole function is to elect the next president of the United States. As for what the Electoral College is specifically is a group of people elected by the states to represent them during the election. The number of electors is determined by the number of a state's senators and representatives. ]]> 2018-09-05 16:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278063776 taash19 https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278065968 Creates, discusses, and votes on laws.

The legislative branch is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.]]> 2018-09-05 16:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278065968 taash19 https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278066586 Makes laws official.

The President is the head of the executive branch. Other important officials that run different parts of government are also in the branch.]]> 2018-09-05 16:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278066586 taash19 https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278067411 Oversees the court system of the U.S. 

The Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch, and rules whether something is constitutional or unconstitutional.


]]> 2018-09-05 16:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278067411 bread19 https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278068034 Although the Electoral College is the group that decides who is elected president they still to a certain degree are obligated to vote based on the person that the people in their state supports since in the end they were  indirectly chosen by the people in their state and in order to maintain their support the electors must vote in accordance to what the people want. However electors will still sometimes vote for people that the people don't want, but this occurrence is rare and has only happened five times during the electoral college's two-hundred-thirty-one years.]]> 2018-09-05 16:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278068034 bread19 https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278507509 This electoral map is from the 2016 election]]> 2018-09-06 15:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278507509 taash19 https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278916995 Tariq & Brody]]> 2018-09-07 15:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/taash19/8638lt8nvsyu/wish/278916995