Thursday, March 28

What are the three branches of government, and what do they do?


The United States federal government, whether you feel it is a beacon of democracy or a symbol of modern political gridlockwas undeniably a revolutionary institution at its time of formation.

Split into three branches, each sector is designed to check the others’ power and balance it out so that no one branch can propagate tyranny. Within each of those branches are countless federal employees carrying out the duties relegated to that particular third of the government structure.

If you’ve been missing those episodes of “School House Rock“that broke everything from history class down real simple, don’t worry we’ve got you covered. Here is your guide to the three branches of the US government, complete with a full breakdown of the responsibilities assigned to the executive, judicial and legislative sectors.


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