The legislative branchThe Legislative Branch of the United States Government is made up of Congress. There are two parts of Congress, they are the Senate and House of Representatives. The Congress has many jobs. The main job of the Legislative Branch is to write bills that are to possibly become laws. They also have to print and coin money, collect taxes, impeach Presidents and Judges, make sure the Armed Forces have supplies, make treaties, and declare war.

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The executive branch• the Department of State;

• the Department of the Treasury;

• the Department of Defense;

• the Department of Justice;

• the Department of the Interior;

• the Department of Agriculture;

• the Department of Commerce;

• the Department of Labor;

• the Department of Health and Human Services;

• the Department of Housing and Urban Development;

• the Department of Transportation;

• the Department of Energy;

• the Department of Education;

• the Department of Veterans Affairs;

• the Department of Homeland Security;

• the Environmental Protection Agency;

• the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;

• the Agency for International Development;

• the General Services Administration;

• the National Science Foundation;

• the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;

• the Office of Personnel Management;

• the Small Business Administration;

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the judicial branch

• A guarantee that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or

property without the due process of law

• Protection against being tried for the same crime twice ("double

jeopardy")

• The right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury

• The right to cross-examine witnesses, and to call witnesses to

support their case

• The right to legal representation

• The right to avoid self-incrimination

• Protection from excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and

unusual punishments

http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/judicial-branch