Our federal government has three parts. They are the Executive, Legislative,and Judicial.
Executive:
*signs laws
* vetoes laws
*pardons people
*appoints federal judges
*elected every four years
Legislative:
*makes laws
*approves presidential appointments
*two senators from each state
*the number of congressmen is based on population
Judicial:
*decides if laws are constitutional
*are appointed by the president
*there are nine justices
*can overrule rulings by other judges