The legislative branch The 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. By Julian http://library.thinkquest.org/5873/legislative.htm

The executive branch the Department of State; the Department of Education; the Department of the Treasury; the Department of Veterans Affairs; the Department of Defense; the Department of Homeland Security; the Department of Justice; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Department of the Interior; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Department of Agriculture; the Agency for International Development; the Department of Commerce; the General Services Administration; the Department of Labor; the National Science Foundation; the Department of Health and Human Services; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the Office of Personnel Management; the Department of Transportation; the Small Business Administration; the Department of Energy; http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/executive-order-veterans-employment-initiative

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