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.
The Executive Branch is comprised of the President and his Cabinet (Secretaries). Secretaries serve as the heads of government departments. Departments, commissions, and agencies are responsible for interpreting the laws passed by Congress and administering government programs created by those laws. The Judicial Branch is comprised of the four federal courts: the Supreme Court, the District Courts, the Court of Appeals (Circuit Court), and the Court of Bankruptcy.