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Branches of the Federal Government

These vocabulary words will help you learn about the parts of our government.

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head of the legislative branch	Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate)
job of the legislative branch	makes the laws
head of the executive branch	President
job of the executive branch	to carry out or enforce the law
head of the judicial branch	the Supreme Court
job of the judicial branch	to interpret the law; to decide if a law is fair or not
checks and balances	the ways in which each branch of government limits the powers of the other branches of government
job of the federal government	deals with matters that affect the whole country, for example, maintaining an army and navy