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Govinfo.gov: Branches of Government

3 Branches of U.S. Government. Constitution (provided a separation of powers). Legislative (makes laws) includes Congress (Senate and House of Representatives). Executive (carries out laws) includes the President, Vice President, and Cabinet. Judicial (interprets laws) includes Supreme Court and other Federal Courts.

Click image for more information on each branch. 

Govinfo.gov also provides more information in their U.S. Government Information page. 

 

Why is this important?

As the documents provided in govinfo.gov are products of each of the three branches of government, the ability to discern between each branch and what kind of documents they produce is important. 

 

The Break Down:

  • Executive - Think "execute" or "executive" of a company that does the same. 

  • Legislative - Legislate is like Legal / Laws.

  • Judicial - Judicial is like "Judge"