Who really has all the powerAt the beginning of the creation of the constitution, our founding father's goals were to establish a federal government and define a system of equal distribution of powers within our government. (Michelsen, 2010). It was implemented by creating three branches that had to coincide with each other to work. Each branch has its own powers, duties and responsibilities that influence the functioning of the government. Executive power, which concerns the execution of laws. The legislature, which creates laws and the judiciary, which interprets laws. The Constitution sets forth their mutual powers and checks, and it is evident that the legislative branch has the most power over all other branches. “Congress, as one of three co-equal branches of government, is granted significant powers by the Constitution. » (“White House”) Article I of the Constitution is easily discernible as the longest article of the Constitution in terms of its length or quantity. In this article he explains how the legislative branch should be created, how the people who work for that branch should be elected, and lists the powers it has. Compared to the lists of the other two branches, the legislative branch has by far the largest number of listed powers. “The Founders believed that the Legislature would be the most powerful branch of government because it is closest to the people, which is why the Founders spent so much time discussing the qualifications of members of the legislature” (“ Understanding the Constitution of the United States) States"). The article with the most analysis of the purpose of its branch would likely have the most dominant and influential powers. One of the most powerful legislative branches is congress...... middle of paper ...... eaten, but their ability to execute them is sometimes unsuccessful.Works CitedMount, S.. "The United States Constitution Online." Craig Walenta, 1995. The web. December 8, 2011. .Mount, S. “Constitutional subject: checks and balances”. The American constitution online, 2010. Web. December 9, 2011. “Legislative power”. www.whitehouse.gov, nd Web. December 8, 2011. .Michelsen, W.. “The Purpose of the Constitution.” The crisis of constitutionality. NP, 2010. Web. December 8, 2011. .Mount, S. “The Constitution of the United States.” United States Constitution Online. Craig Walenta, 1995. The web. December 8 2011. .