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Official question #16US Citizenship Test
Name the three branches of government.
Correct answer
Legislative, executive, and judicial
Also accepted: Legislative, executive, and judicial · Congress, president, and the courts
Why
The legislative branch (Congress) makes laws, the executive branch (the President) enforces them, and the judicial branch (the courts) interprets them.
Answer choices
- AFederal, state, and local
- BSenate, House, and President
- CLegislative, executive, and judicial
- DArmy, Navy, and Air Force