How do the 3 branches work together?

Answer 1

The branches each have their functions. The branches exist at all levels of government (federal, state, county, and city) and usually coordinate functions between these levels.

For the US federal government:

- executive to operate the government (defense, foreign relations, economy)

- legislative to pass laws and assign funding

- judicial to try civil and criminal cases, oversee and rule on lower court decisions

Each branch supports the other, with checks and balances to prevent the dominance of one branch over the others.

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Answer 2

The three branches of government are Judicial, Executive, and Legislative. The Judicial system explaines and applies the law, Executive allows the president to veto or pass a law, and the Legislative writes the law. So for example: the Executive writes the law, and which the Judicial branch makes the law, and the Legislative gives the law to the president so he/she can make a decision, if they want the law passed or not. So, YES, the three branches of governmant nedd to work together.

Answer 3

The three basic levels of US government are the local governments (cities, counties), the state governments (each state or territory), and the federal or national government. The local governments handle activities that are specific to their communities (police, building codes, local courts). The state governments work to support local governments and to deal with policies and activities that involve more than one locality (highways, prisons, wildlife) or concern them all (state courts, dealings with other states). The national government coordinates actions between the states, or between the country and other nations. It provides for national defense, funding of federal projects, and such interstate concerns as transportation, corporate oversight, and conservation.

Each level of government has its own branches: executives, legislatures, and courts, each dealing with their own venues.

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The governments in the US come in both layers (levels) and branches. The branches are legislative, judicial, and executive. The layers can be more numerous - the highest level being federal, the second being state and below that level depending on where you're talking about there may be a regional government, a county (called Parishes in Louisiana), and a local government.

The simple answer is that the federal government has supremacy over the other governments, but the tenth amendment to the US Constitution says that powers that are not reserved for the federal government are reserved for the states or the individual. This has come to mean certain duties are more likely to be carried out by the states than the federal government - most violent crime is prosecuted by the state, states make decisions about vital statistics (that includes marriage, among other things), and even federal programs like Medicaid and Medicare are administered by state governments. The federal government is specifically responsible for foreign policy and trade, maintaining a military, and protecting the rights of the individual.

Different states have very different policies with respect to power distribution to their smaller jurisdictions. Some states have what is referred to as "Home Rule" that gives a lot more power to cities to regulate law within their borders. Other states make much more laws at the state level.

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A related subject is how the three branches of government work together.

The US Constitution outlines three branches of government, the Executive Branch represented by the President, the Judicial Branch with the Supreme Court at its head and the Legislative or "People's" Branch, represented by Congress. The original intent of the Constitution was to have the Legislative be the most powerful, however over the years the Executive has gained a great many powers.

The basic duties: Congress writes laws. The Executive makes sure those laws are carried out. The Supreme Court assures those laws do not violate the Constitution. Congress checks the Executive by having the powers to investigate the President for criminal action and can remove him if he's found guilty. Congress is also called on to advise and consent to the elevation of judges, cabinet secretaries, and ambassadors. The Constitution only specifies judges and ambassadors, but George Washington, the first US President, decided to call a cabinet and decided to use the same process for his secretaries and the policy continues today. Congress has the power to declare war, although the President is the Commander-in-Chief of the military and is the one to carry out military action. The President makes treaties, congress ratifies (or fails to ratify) them. The President checks the power of Congress with a veto power - but that power can be overruled with a 2/3rds vote of congress. Congress raises taxes and sets the budget, the President actually spends the money.

Reading the US Constitution will help you understand these powers a little better.

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Answer 4

Executive and Legislative branches work together all of the time, the legislative's main function is debating and passing laws, the President, in the Executive branch, either signs or vetos the bills. However the Judicial Branch never works directly with the other 2, unless there are charges brought against an official, or a legislative law violaties constitutional law.

Answer 5

The primary driving force of the US Government is the Law, going to its foundations in the United States Constitution. The primary job of the government is to keep that law. Through the order of that law, the country can establish and maintain order. To that end, each branch of the government is restricted by the Constitution to handle the laws in very specific ways.

The Legislature (represented by the bicameral Congress) is concerned with making the law. Here, specific bills of law are debated, voted upon, and either approved or not.

The Executive (represented by the President and his Cabinet) is concerned with enforcing the law. Through Executive Orders and the decisions of various executive Bureaus and Departments, the Executive takes the laws as approved by Congress and directs how those laws are to be carried out.

The Judiciary (represented by the Federal Court System, from the Supreme Court on down) is concerned with interpreting the law. Whenever there is a breach or conflict of law, it the job of the courts to mediate in those affairs: to determine just which laws were broken, which laws take precedence, even if laws are in conflict with higher laws, such as the Constitution itself. The rulings of law they make help to smooth out these problems.

This explains the three branches of government in broad. In addition, there is an intricate network of interaction designed to help ensure no one branch becomes powerful enough to overrule the other two.

Answer 6

Governments working together allow for greater funding of programs if needed by larger levels of government. It allows citizens to communicate with all levels of government about specific issues that are affecting them. Finally, it gives each level of government limits on its power.

Answer 7

The three branches of government work together by balancing and checking one another. Each branch has a specific duty that works cohesively with the other branches.

Answer 8

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