The government is made up of three branches .They are the executive ,legislative , and judicial branches. These three branches of the government make and enforce laws . All three of them have their own duties and responsibilities . The legislative branch is congress .Congress proposes bills and discusses them . Then congress votes on the bills . If the bills pass and the president signs them ,then they become laws . After a law has been passed , it must be carried out , or enforced . The executive branch enforces laws . The executive branch is the president and everyone who works for him.  The judicial branch is the court system . The judicial branch determines if laws have been broken .When people break the law, the judicial branch takes care of their cases.