Branches of the Government
The United States Government has three branches. One of which is the Judicial Branch. The Judicial Branch covers the court systems. These court systems include the Supreme Court, Special Courts, Lower Courts, and support court organizations. The Supreme Court is the most superior court in the United States and has powers over the state and local governments. This court decides if people of the state and local governments are going by the laws of the Constitution of the United States. The Supreme Court has authority over most of the government. The second branch is the Legislative Branch. This branch is made up of two houses which are the House of Representatives and the Senate. The main duty of the Legislative Branch is to make the laws of the land. There are 2 senators from each state that make up the Senate. Therefore, there are a hundred senators. In the House of Representatives there are 435 members. It depends on how many people live in the state in determining how many representatives will be representing each state. The Senate and the House both elect leaders. The Executive Branch of the government is another branch in the United States. The President is the main leader of the Executive Branch. The President carries out the approval of laws of the Legislative Branch. The President hires in all the cabinet members and its officials. The President also acts on ...