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- The Federal Government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the President, and the Federal courts.
- I agree
- We must make no littering a law!
- The legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
- Everyone should have equal rights
- The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. It includes the president, vice president, the Cabinet, executive departments etc. American citizens have the right to vote for the president and vice president through free, confidential ballots.
- Indeed
- The Bill of Rights will protect freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to keep and bear arms, the freedom of assembly, the freedom to petition etc.
- The judicial branch is in charge of deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution.
- Separation of powers is the division of government responsibilities into different branches to limit any one branch of government from becoming too powerful, and to create a system of checks and balances.
- In the system of checks and balances, there is an interplay of power among the three branches. The intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances.
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