Executive Branch Of Government

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a. The legislature is the body of elected people empowered to make the law. It is responsible for debating and voting on whether or not to make new laws or change existing laws.
The judiciary is the branch of government that decides when laws have been broken based on evidence in court cases and then determines the penalty. It is responsible for interpreting the laws of the Commonwealth in court decision and making decisions on whether or not the other two arms are acting within their powers.
The executive is the branch of government made up of the public service and government ministers that puts government laws and programs into effect. It is responsible for putting into effect and administering the laws made by the legislature through