human
Can you give me summaries of the three branches of government?
assistant
The three branches of government are legislative, executive, and judicial. The legislative branch is responsible for making laws, the executive branch for enforcing laws and the judicial branch for interpreting laws and settling legal disputes. The separation of these branches into distinct powers helps keep any one branch from gaining too much power. In the United States, the legislative branch is made up of Congress, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, while the executive branch includes the President, Vice President, and many other executive departments and agencies. The judicial branch is made up of the federal courts, which include the Supreme Court and lower federal courts.