governmental power and functions in the united states rest in 3 branches of government: legislative...
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Branches of Government
Governmental power and functions in the United States rest in 3 branches of government:
Legislative Branch: Article I of the Constitution
Executive Branch: Article II of the Constitution
Judicial Branch: Article III of the Constitution
Policy ProcessBranch Policy Function
Legislative Branch
(Congress)
Build
Formulate
Adopt
Executive Branch
(President)Implement
Judicial Branch(Supreme Court) Evaluate
What does this all mean?
Build: Congress formally identifies problems.
Formulate: Congress brainstorms solutions for the problem.
Adopt: Congress ultimately chooses a solution for the problem.
Legislative Branch(Congress)
BuildFormulate
Adopt
What does this all mean?
Implement: The Executive Branch carries out the solution that was adopted by Congress. The President “Implements.”
Branch Policy Function
Executive Branch
(President)
Implement
What does this all mean?
Evaluate: The Judicial Branch’s job is then to apply the rules found in the Constitution and its interpretations to see if what was implemented breaks these rules.
The Supreme Court is the evaluator of laws.
Branch Policy Function
Judicial Branch(Supreme Court) Evaluate