American political analysts agree it is easier to block a piece of legislation than to pass it. The reason for this is that a proposed piece of legislation must go through many different branches of government and through many different ‘hands’. There are five systems in the U.S. government that should be investigated. The first is the separation of powers, which breaks down into legislative, executive and judicial branches. The second is bicameralism, then Presidential veto, the Congressional Committee System, and finally the judicial review.
James Madison, one of the Founding Fathers, is most often credited with including the idea of separation of powers in the constitution. Separation of powers is the concept that the legislative,
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