The US government is built on the principle of checks and balances. The constitution outlines three branches of government. These are their powers.

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Democrats will soon be shut out of the three branches of government. They'll elect a new chair to help win back the working class voters who used to be part of their base. This has happened before.

With a recent survey showing a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the federal government, many think we should be aiming higher.

We have three branches of government because we don’t trust one, or even two, to do the people’s work when it comes to a government of the people, by the people, for the people. Our government ...

WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans cannot name most of the rights protected under the First Amendment, and one-third can’t name the three branches of government, according to a new survey.

Surveys show that a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the federal government.

But with a recent survey showing that a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the federal government, many think we should be aiming higher.

On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens.

BLUFFTON, South Carolina (AP) — On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens.