| A | B |
|---|
| 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 |
