The Federal Government - 1620 Words

The checks and balances system provides equal rights and power to various different levels of governments. With that, this ultimately â€Å"balances† out all the rights and justices for each of the branches to prevent any dictatorship. The Federal Government consists of three branches; the Executive (President), the Legislative (Congress), and the Judicial (Supreme Court) branch. The Executive has the power to assign new judges that are later checked by the Senate (Congress). The Executive can veto any laws the Legislative creates. However, if 2/3 of the majority disagrees with the President’s denial, the Legislative branch is capable of overriding it. The Legislative checks and clarifies every treaty and fund the Executive proposes. The†¦show more content†¦President Obama appoints Jennifer May- Parker as the federal judge of the Eastern District of North Carolina. Though Parker has all the requirements and qualifications of being an arbiter, the Senate Judici ary Committee nullifies the request. This nullification is due to accepting an over amount of judges and the state’s senate wishes for the next Republican president to appoint new positions. The senator of the state’s Congress, Richard Burr, also displays a crucial Senate tradition, called the Blue Slip, which prevents the nominees from entering the Senate Judiciary Committee. â€Å"That tradition, known as the blue slip, gives senators the ability to block any judicial nomination in their state, no explanation necessary, before it even reaches the stage of a committee hearing—,†(The Editorial Board). Vermont’s Democrat and chairman of the committee, Senator Patrick Leahy, strongly follows the blue slip tradition, thus resulting in objecting Obama’s request. In order to sustain some order, only a couple of judges from their own state are elected by the administration. Unfortunately, there are still many courts that are not filled with judici al positions, including places like North Carolina. The State Republicans of the Senate decline the Federal’s Executive’s delegates, which represents a conflict within the checks and balances system. It is authentic and constitutional that the Legislative has the right