US Government Structure and Functions

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Executive Branch

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Branch of government responsible for enforcing laws.

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Legislative Branch

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Branch of government responsible for making laws.

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Judicial Branch

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Branch of government responsible for interpreting laws.

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Checks and Balances

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System that keeps any one branch of government from having too much power.

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Separation of Powers

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The system of dividing the powers and duties of a government into different branches.

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Congress

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Bicameral body in the Legislative Branch of government that works to make laws.

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House of Representatives

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Lower house of Congress with representatives from Congressional Districts based on the population of the US.

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Senate

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Upper chamber of Congress whose members are made up of an equal number from each state.

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Bill

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Proposed law presented in Congress to be debated and voted on.

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President's Approval

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Final step for a bill to become law after it has been voted on by both Houses of Congress.