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The United States has three branches of government: the executive, the legislative and the judicial. Each of these branches has a distinct and essential role in the function of the government, and they were established in Articles 1 (legislative), 2 (executive) and 3 (judicial) of the U.S. Constitution.
Checks and Balances. Unlike the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation did not provide for three separate branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. Even the President came from a Committee of the States appointed by Congress! Instead, Congress held all the central government's power.