How the Three Branches of American Government
Worked Together to End Segregation
The three branches of the American Government often to not cooperate enough with one another to make laws or amend the constitution. Often, the system of checks and balances keeps one branch from moving forward with the law-making process. However, on the long road to desegregation, all three branches of the government were involved to make segregation in public schools against the law. The Legislative branch of government can make bills, but the Executive branch may veto them. The Executive branch may veto the bills, but the Legislative branch may override the veto. All of this is true; however, the Supremacy Clause states that a Supreme Court decision is the final law of the country. The battle for desegregation is a perfect example of how all three branches of government work together in American Government.
In the American Government, each branch of government upholds a specific task in......
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