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The powers of the judicial branch are contained in Article III of the Constitution, but those powers are not over the executive branch...they are separate from the powers of the legislative and executive branches.
Executive powers are outlined in the Constitution. The executive branch of the government executes the law and has sole responsibility and authority for the administration of the country.
The executive branch has expanded its powers through federal bureaucracies.
From its one chamber the legislature of the Second Continental Congress exercised both legislative and executive powers. Therefore, it is known as a unicameral legislature.
There is no Executive branch of the federal courts.The United States has a tripartite government that comprises three branches, each with its own constitutional powers and checks against those powers. The Executive branch and the federal courts (Judicial branch) are two different parts of government.Executive branch: President, Vice-President, Cabinet, etc.Legislative branch: US Senate, US House of Representatives (together, they're called "Congress")Judicial branch: Supreme Court, lower federal courts (SCOTUS* is the head of the federal court system)*SCOTUS is an acronym for Supreme Court of the United States