Legislative Branch, Created by Article 1 of the Constitution, Has bicameral structure (2 houses), The Senate, The House of Representatives, Creates bills, which later become laws or statutes, 435 members in the house, 100 in the Senate, Contains the Speaker of the House (Leader of HoR), Has the power to approve Presidential appointments or treaties, Contains the President Pro Tempore (Leader of Senate when no VP), Leaders are appointed for 2 years (HoR) or 6 years (Senate), Has the power to override Presidential vetoes, Executive Branch, Supreme Leader is the President, Created by Article 2 of the Constitution, Advised by the Cabinet, Contains 15 departments, Leaders are called 'Secretaries', Carries out the laws of the U.S., Can appoint Cabinet Secretaries and Supreme Court Justices, Can create Executive Orders, Has millions of workers called bureaucrats, Commander in Chief, Chief Diplomat, Economic Policy Leader, Head of State, Runs agencies who enforce regulations, Has the power to veto laws, Judicial Branch, Created by Article 3 of the Constitution, Interprets the meaning of laws, Led by 9 Supreme Court Justices, Contains U.S. District Trial courts, Contains U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, Has the power of Judicial Review, Leaders are appointed for life terms, Has the power to declare a law unconstitutional

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