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fandomhigh2018-09-14 10:43 am
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Civics, 1st Period - Friday
Today, there was a television screen in addition to the two teachers at the front of the classroom. "After last week's rant discussion, we thought it might be helpful to talk a little more about separations of powers and how it's supposed to work," Steve began.
"Now, originally the powers were just the Executive and the Legislature, with the Judiciary acting as a bit of an afterthought," Tony said. "The Executive being the President and those who work for him, the Legislature being the House of Representatives and Senate, and the Judiciary being the courts, in case you didn't know."
"And for more than a century, it was the Legislature who held the power," Steve said. "All of those Presidents in the middle of American History that you can't remember? It's because the House and Senate were running things and they didn't really do anything. It's only in recent times with the expansion of the federal government into so many aspects of life that, for better or worse, the Executive Branch has taken on such prominence. It's a lot easier to get one voice moving in a certain direction than 535, especially when half of that 535 deeply loathes the other half."
"Technically the Legislature still has the power to keep the President in check. Not that anyone would know that these past two years," Tony muttered under his breath. "Our government is very different from what it once started as because the country itself is different. Change is important, but also needs to be checked by the people."
"Which is why next week's class will be about registering people to vote," Steve said, nodding firmly. "Today, we're going to watch a few informative videos that explore the separation of powers more fully, and then we can discuss it further."
"Now, originally the powers were just the Executive and the Legislature, with the Judiciary acting as a bit of an afterthought," Tony said. "The Executive being the President and those who work for him, the Legislature being the House of Representatives and Senate, and the Judiciary being the courts, in case you didn't know."
"And for more than a century, it was the Legislature who held the power," Steve said. "All of those Presidents in the middle of American History that you can't remember? It's because the House and Senate were running things and they didn't really do anything. It's only in recent times with the expansion of the federal government into so many aspects of life that, for better or worse, the Executive Branch has taken on such prominence. It's a lot easier to get one voice moving in a certain direction than 535, especially when half of that 535 deeply loathes the other half."
"Technically the Legislature still has the power to keep the President in check. Not that anyone would know that these past two years," Tony muttered under his breath. "Our government is very different from what it once started as because the country itself is different. Change is important, but also needs to be checked by the people."
"Which is why next week's class will be about registering people to vote," Steve said, nodding firmly. "Today, we're going to watch a few informative videos that explore the separation of powers more fully, and then we can discuss it further."
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