The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches

  The United States Government is composed of three branches, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.  These branches each have specific duties within government that, when carried out properly, run the country efficiently.
  The Legislative branch of the government is composed of two major congressional bodies, the House of Representatives and the Senate.  The House of Representatives has four hundred and thirty-five seats, which are filled with representatives from each state.  States with a larger population can fill more seats in the House than a state with a small population.  The Senate on the other hand, has only one hundred seats, containing two senators from every state.  These two houses are in charge of creating laws, passing bills to become laws, and discussing matters that affect the whole nation.  Unfortunately, there is no time limit on how long a matter may be discussed.  A bill can be talked about untill it is basically "dead" and new business gets moved in for discussion.
  The Executive branch of government is mainly the office of the president.  The president is the over all commander-in-chief of the government, overseeing new laws, determining what is right for the country, and being a spokesman between the pubic and congress.  His role is largely affected by the public's perceptions.  The public has very high expectations for the leader of their country, so the president must be a popular among the people.  If the people don't like the way a president is running the country, he can be removed, or step down from office.
  The Judicial branch contains the Supreme Court, created by the Constitution, and all minor courts, that are created by Congress.  Judges in the Supreme Court are appointed for life by the president, confirmed by the Senate, and granted the title of "justice."  Minor court judges are hired for certain terms and can be "fired" by the government.  The Supreme Court checks the power of the other branches of government, by interpreting the laws expressed in the Constitution.
  The three branches of government serve to keep the nation's welfare a priority by making laws, authorizing those laws, and ensuring that the laws are beneficial to the people.  Each branch keeps the other in check by carrying out it's specific tasks, not allowing one branch to have too much power and dictate too many decisions.