THREE BRANCHES

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Intro

They don't teach this in Broward County, listen up

Verse 1

Three branches, three crews runnin' the strip Legislative write the plays, executive call the flip Judicial sit back and judge who movin' legit That's how the Constitution hit, no cap on it The founders drew it up like a plug set the rules No single crew get all the juice, that's the move Checks and balances, they watchin' each other's packs One crew slip? The other two pull 'em back Three OGs out the 954 split the block One write the law, one sign it, one check the stock Anybody try to run it solo? That's a fall The whole system built so nobody got it all

Chorus

Three branches, that's the whole play House, Senate, president, judicial, dale Nobody move without the other crew say Checks and balances, we stay straight

Verse 2

The House, four-thirty-five deep in the chamber Reps based on population, every district major Florida got twenty-eight, most in the South More people mean more seats up in the House They draft the bills, write the legislation You want a new law? Start here, no debatin' Two-eighteen votes, magic number fam Simple majority, half plus one, understand? Revenue bills start here, they control the bread Speaker of the House decide what get read Two-year terms then re-election, no cap Don't like your rep? Vote 'em off the map

Verse 3

Senate, upper house, a hundred strong Two per state don't matter if you small or long Florida two, Wyoming two, equal weight By design so big states can't dominate The filibuster, that's when one senator snap Hold the floor talkin' hours, blockin' the vote on a wrap Whole chamber stuck waitin' on one voice Fifty-one votes behind it but you still got no choice Sixty votes to break it, that's cloture, bet Supermajority or that bill stay dead Supreme Court picks? Senate confirm the name Cabinet and treaties, all the Senate's game Two-thirds for a treaty, sixty-seven gotta ride Or that international deal get denied

Verse 4

President, executive branch, top of the chain Commander-in-chief runnin' the whole thing, plain Bill hit the desk, sign it now it's law Or stamp DENIED, that's the veto raw Congress override? Two-thirds both chambers, bet Two-ninety House, sixty-seven Senate set Executive orders, fast lane skip the vote President sign it, apply to federal folk But the next president undo it with a pen That's why executive orders don't hold like a bill, then Fifteen departments, State Defense and Treasury All report to the chief, that's the presidency Senate confirmed every single one though, see? No branch move alone, that's the recipe

Bridge

They built it slow on purpose, on God No one person hold it all, that's the rod Article One Two Three, the Constitution Separation of powers, that's the institution

Verse 5

Last branch, judiciary, nine justices seated Supreme Court the final receipt when it's needed President nominate, Senate confirm the pick Lifetime appointment, once you in you don't dip They don't write laws or enforce 'em either They interpret what the Constitution mean, bruh Rule it constitutional or nah on the case Violate your rights? That law get erased Judicial review the ultimate check Shut down the president, shut down Congress next Eighteen-oh-three Marbury set the precedent Court claimed its power, been relevant ever since Nine vote, five-four the whole country ride That's why nominations turn into a war outside Once they on that bench they there for life, and more Three branches, three crews, one Constitution, that's law

Outro

954 to the 305, now you know the play

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