In this essay I will give a short history of the government in United States of America (U.S.).
             Then I will describe each of the three branches of government in the U.S. and the relationship between
             In principle, the U.S. is a democratic republic, they govern themselves by choosing their leaders
             by secret ballot, and these leaders in turn make the rules. Americans started "governing themselves" as
             a nation on July 4th, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia by
             representatives of the thirteen British colonies in North America. These states joined together formally
             in 1781 under a first "constitution," the Articles of Confederation. That loose union of the states was
             replaced by the Constitution of the U.S. in 1789. This document (amended 26 times) is still the political
             foundation of the U.S. Being based on a written constitution, the U.S. government is committed in
             principle to the rule of law. To guarantee the rights of free speech, a free press, freedom of religion etc.
             the first ten amendments, called the "Bill of Rights" were adopted in 1791.
             There are three levels of government in the U.S. Local government (city/county), state government, and
             federal government. Here I will pay most attention to the federal government. Many of the concepts of
             the U.S. government can be traced to progressive thinkers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,
             e.g. Locke, Spinoza, Blackstone, and Montesquiueu. Out of some of their thoughts the U.S.
             government system with the three branches were made: A legislative branch (Congress), an Executive
             branch (President), and a judicial branch (Supreme Court). The Constitution is most of all a document
             of checks and balances: among the three branches of the federal government; and between the levels of
             The legislative branch (Congress) that has the power to make laws valid for the whole country. Powers
             like the regulation of taxes...