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    The document summarizes key aspects of the executive and judicial branches that were debated and established during the constitutional convention: The delegates enumerated the powers of Congress but not the other branches to avoid improper ends. They established the executive as a single president serving 4-year terms and eligible for reelection. A system of checks and balances ensures the executive has enough but not too much power over other branches. The electoral college was created as a compromise between direct popular vote and selection by state legislatures. The judiciary was designed to be independent through provisions like lifetime appointments and separation of powers.

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    Lesson 11

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    Paul Jones

    Mrs. Quinn
    G.A.L.R.E.
    November 30, 2010
    Unit 2 Lesson 11 – Reviewing and Using the Lesson
    1. Why did the delegates enumerate the powers of Congress? Why do you think it did not
    enumerate the powers of the executive and the judicial branches in the same detail?
    The delegates took care to enumerate only those powers absolutely necessary, aware that any
    more could lead to improper ends.
    2. What issues did the delegates have to decide regarding the organization of the executive branch
    of government, and how did they resolve these issues?
    The questions they faced were: (1) Should there be more then one chief executive?, (2) How
    long should the chief executive remain in office?, and (3) should the executive be eligible for
    reelection? The answers were: (1) no, (2) 4 years, and (3) yes.
    3. How did the delegates make sure the executive branch would have enough power to fulfill its
    responsibilities but not so much power that it could dominate the other branches of
    government?
    Using a system of checks and balances.
    4. What is the Electoral College, and why did the delegates decide to create it?
    The Electoral College consists of the popularly elected representatives (electors) who formally
    elect the President and Vice President of the United States. The electoral college was finally
    settled on as a compromise between those who wanted pure popular vote and those who wanted
    state legislatures to choose.
    5. The Framers designed the national judiciary with the goal of making it independent of partisan
    politics. What constitutional provisions contribute to judicial independence? What
    constitutional provisions might threaten that independence?
    Separation of powers has again become a current issue of some controversy concerning debates
    about judicial independence and political efforts to increase the accountability of judges for the
    quality of their work, avoiding conflicts of interest, and charges that some judges allegedly
    disregard procedural rules, statutes, and higher court precedents.

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