Title: Understanding the Three Branches of Government: Executive, Judicial and Legislative - BrightHub Education
Headings: Understanding the Three Branches of Government: Executive, Judicial and Legislative
Understanding the Three Branches of Government: Executive, Judicial and Legislative
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Government Responsibility
Three Great Powers
The Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Separation of Powers
Purpose of the Separation of Powers
Did You Know?
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Content: Understanding the Three Branches of Government: Executive, Judicial and Legislative - BrightHub Education
Understanding the Three Branches of Government: Executive, Judicial and Legislative
2014-12-06
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Government Responsibility
Three Great Powers
The Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Separation of Powers
Purpose of the Separation of Powers
Did You Know? References
We give people the rights to assign others who ensure that we are protected from other outside entities and, on a daily basis that the U.S. government is going to protect our rights as individuals. This means we can hold meetings and express opinions, choose the friends and organizations we want to belong to and protect our family and property, among other entitlements. Government Responsibility
We want the right to vote for what we believe in and we want to be able to ask the government to change laws we feel are unfair. The U.S. Constitution, an important, historical document that describes and places limits on the power of the national government, provides these rights. In another respect, the Constitution gives the national government the power to raise an army (a military force) to defend us, the ability to collect taxes and the authority to make economic rules. Three Great Powers
Within the federal government are the three great powers: