In this scenario: a company wants to build an oil pipeline that will run across several states from the oil fields of North Dakota to the port of Galveston, Texas. There are problems that will arise for both the pipeline company and the environmental group, as each approach the three branches of government: Executive, Judicial, and Legislative. The two groups will run into problems when implementing the project or protecting the environment because of the different way each group views of the project. The final view between the groups comes to the conclusions should the government allow the project to produce oil and increase the job rate or should the focus be about the environment and the affects that will come from the company. Both views are equally important but ultimately the government will make a final decision. Reaching a final decision will involve the three branches of government.
Branches of Government:
Executive branch- “Carries out laws made by Congress” (Melvin, 2011, p. 29).
Judicial branch- “Authorized to decide cases and controversies falling within federal jurisdiction.” (Melvin, 2011, p. 29).
Legislative branch- Power to regulate commerce, power to tax and spend, power to regulate bankruptcy, patents, and copyrights; and a general implied authority to make all laws necessary for carrying out its enumerated powers. (Melvin, 2011, p. 38).
The Legislative branch controls the approval or decline of the pipeline project; the pipeline company will have to design a detailed proposal for the project while making sure it follows environmental and safety regulations before submission to this branch of government. After the project is approved or decline it can carry on to the next branch of government, the Executive. If for chance the proposal is declined the pipeline company has a chance in losing money because of a prolonging process. If the