Branches of Government and Division of Powers - HIST032 - U.S. History I - Resource Guides at Edmonds Community College

Branches of Government

Here are some resources to help you understand the different governmental branches and the division of powers.

From The Center on Congress at Indiana University

Judicial

Supreme Court of the United States
The Court and Constitutional Interpretation
"The republic endures and this is the symbol of its faith."
- CHIEF JUSTICE CHARLES EVANS HUGHES
Cornerstone Address - Supreme Court Building

Executive

Legislative

United States Senate
United States House of Representatives
How Does Congress Work?
From The Center on Congress at Indiana University Bloomington.
Congress.gov
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information.

From TED-Ed

An Enduring Document
Yale professor Akhil Amar talks about why our Constitution has endured as long as it
Checks and Balances
Video explanation from The Center on Congress at Indiana University Bloomington.
How U. S. Federal, State and Local Governments Operate
Learn how America's federal, state and local governments operate
Posted by the U. S. White House
Separation of Powers - An Overview
Copyright 2013 by National Conference of State Legislatures
Separation of Powers in Action - U.S. v. Alvarez
From the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the Federal Judiciary.
The Obama Administration and Separation of Powers
JANUARY 5, 2015
Law professors talked about the Obama administration and separation of powers focusing on President Obama’s use of executive orders.
From C-SPAN

C-SPAN Series
Includes:
America and the Courts
American Presidents
The Supreme Court
Freedom: A History of US Webisodes
PBS.org
National Public Radio
Political and other news stories of the day
PBSlearningmedia.org
Includes segments on:
Federalists
Separation of Powers
Equality