The United States Government is a complex system of institutions, providing checks and
balances. The U.S. Government is separated into branches: The executive branch, the
judicial branch, and congress. Each branch has the task to act as a balance for the others,
but in recent politics these branches have frequently acted as just oppositions, rather than a
balance. As a result, we see a dis-functional government that does not effectively serve the
American people.
The Executive Branch is most well known as the president’s branch. In most recent years,
the presidency has grown into a position with more powers and obligations than there have
been before. President’s in today’s times are not only a source of balance, but they are
chief’s of state, leaders of domestic policy, chief executives, military leaders, and head’s of
their political parties. With all these titles, the President must have a strong team behind
them. This team is known as the White House Staff, and it consists of the cabinet, the vice
president, and the general staff. The executive branch has many powers, however the
President at some point has conflict between the other two branches, and the executive
branch. However, the American government was designed for conflict between the three
branches. In most recent years we have seen a a substantial divide between Congress and
the Executive branch, due to the political polarity of the two branches. Currently our
President is Democratic, our Senate Democratic, and our House Republican. With this
divide we have seen a lack of productivity between the Executive branch and Congress. In
