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Executive Branch - President, etc; Enforce laws.

Legislative Branch - Congress; Create Laws. Write laws, debate, etc.

Judicial Branch - Judges, Supreme Court; Interpret Laws. Review a law and say what the law actually means, how can it be enforced, is the law legal?

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Q: What are the basic powers and functions of each of the three branches of government?
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Which type of document usually describes the basic structure functions ad powers of a government?

the constitution


What are the three branches of government and what are their functions?

The three branches of government are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches. The Legislative Branch's basic function is to make laws for the common good of the People. The basic function of the Legislative Branch is to enforce those laws. The Judicial Branch's basic function is to judge whether laws are unconstitutional, if not found Constitutional, they are not passed.


What areThe three powers of government?

Every government holds the basic powers: Legislative power (the powe3r to make laws and to frame public policies), Executive power (the power to execte, enforce, andminister laws), and Judicial power (the power to interpret laws, to dermine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within society).


The relationship between the branches of government may take two basic forms which are called?

Federal and confederal


What are the seven principles of Government?

1. Checks and Balances--procedural rules allow one branch to chack and to limit another . 2. Separation of powers-- the government is divided into 3 branches. 3. Republicanism-- citizens elect representitives to carry out their will 4. Federalism-- the division of power between the federal government and the states. 5. limitied government-- the government has only the powers given by the constitution 6. individual Rights-- every person's basic rights are protected 7. popular Sovereignty-- the government gets its authorities from the people