Question

What is the main power of the Legislative Branch? Based on this chart, and your knowledge of Social Studies, why were the powers of the government separated between three branches?

Answer 1

3a. Laws are enacted by the Legislative Branch. 3b. Based on the doctrine of separation of powers, the United States Constitution split the federal government's power among these three departments and established a system of checks and balances to ensure that no one branch got too powerful.

Answer 2

The main power is the legislative branch can make the laws as it’s stated in the image. The powers were separate so nobody had too much power over another.