The system of checks and balances is an important part of the Constitution. With checks and balances, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. This way, no one branch becomes too powerful.
<span>The constitutional convention of 1787 called
for a stronger central government comprising of the executive, legislature and
judiciary. The executive is the presidency and departments under it. It
enforces the law. The judiciary is in charge of interpreting the law. The
legislature is the law making branch.</span>
Governmental monitoring of individuals or groups that pose national security threats. It took a long time to issue a warrant allowing the government to monitor a terrorist suspect. Physical harm to people or the environment that results in cooperate policies or decision making.
Two reasons. One, it not only allows for a smaller federal government (which is what the Founding Fathers wanted) and two, it has cultural significance to show the relative independence of each state
