The Founding Fathers knew that our country needed a strong central government. They didn't want one party to have more control than another. They invented the three branches of government to distribute power equally. Each branch has its own separate duties and roles to ensure that our government runs smoothly, and therefore no branch can overthrow another. The three branches are legislative, executive and judicial. The legislative branch makes laws and is composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Next, the executive branch where the President and Vice President are, and this is where the laws are “executed”. Finally there is the judicial power, constituted by the Supreme Court. This branch oversees the judicial system and decides whether a law is unconstitutional or not. Even though each branch is as important as the other and was meant to be created “equal,” which one has more power? Which branch should have more power? Of the three branches, the executive branch is the most powerful branch. The executive branch is endowed with executive freedoms. The President has certain powers, such as allowing pardons for federal crimes if necessary. For example, when Nixon was impeached, President Ford pardoned him. Although the legislative branch makes the laws, the President is the one who implements them with the support of Congress. However, if the president does not agree with the law seeking to be passed, he has the right/power to veto the law. After the president vetoes a bill, the likelihood of that bill becoming a law is very slim. If Congress decides it wants to override the president's veto, two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate will have to vote again... middle of the paper... if you decide to do so, the president could be prosecuted for wrongdoing. If a majority of the House of Representatives votes in favor of impeachment, a trial will be held and a decision will be made based on the existing evidence. As stated earlier, each branch should be the same, but their tasks raise them to different standards than the others. If we did not have these guidelines for each branch and our government would not be complete without all three of these branches working together successfully, but the legislative branch should always be considered the most powerful. Works Cited Barbour, Christine and Gerald C. Wright. Maintain the Republic. 4th ed. Washington DC: CQ Press, 2011. 216. Print."Which branch can impeach and remove the president." Answers. Np, 2013. Web. 20 November. 2012. .