All right, that's the why underlying today's ever-expanding interest in formative assessment. Now it's time to take a close look at the what: What formative assessment actually is and what it isn't.
The judicial branch is one of three branches of government. It is responsible for interpreting the laws; the legislative branch makes the laws and the executive branch enforces the laws.Each of the three levels of court in Wisconsin has a different function, but the entire court system shares a commitment to dispensing justice fairly, impartially, and according to the law.t is responsible for interpreting the laws; the legislative branch makes the laws and the executive branch enforces the laws. Each of the three levels of court in Wisconsin has a different function, but the entire court system shares a commitment to dispensing justice fairly, impartially, and according to the law.
4. checks and balances - like seperation of powers. No one branch of official can make decisions on his/her own. All power is spread so that many steps are needed to make laws. 5. judicial review - the chief duty of the judicial branch (courts) of the fed. govt. This refers to the system by which the courts determine if laws made by the legislative branch are in keeping with the constitution. 6. federalism - this is the system by which the states have more power than the federal govt.